Peasant girls seek happiness

Chapter 53

Power is the most beautiful thing in the world, but it's a pity that most of the Cheng family are timid and simple. They once grabbed a small tail but didn't use it for a few days, so that now they end up losing money and land.

The old lady regretted it when she thought about it.

When the men came back from the mountains, meals were already prepared in the house.

The Cheng family is a big family in the village, and many villagers have gone to the Cheng family to help workers to earn wages. The Cheng family has never deducted their wages and food, and they have a good reputation in the ten miles and eight towns.When such a big event happened to the Cheng family, almost every household in the village sent someone to help.

The funeral was very respectable in the countryside, but everyone saw those who came to ask for money, and knew that the Cheng family would be in big trouble.

Therefore, the big guys did not eat and drink as usual, but helped clean up after eating in a hurry and left.

Village head Wang hesitated for a long time before finding Cheng Er, "If you have any troubles, just tell me. If it doesn't work, I will ask my second child for help."

Cheng Er said gratefully: "Thank you, Uncle Wang, for your kindness. If there is such a day, I will have to trouble you."

I've been exhausted these days, so the old lady told everyone to go back to rest, "I won't say anything today, let's discuss the future tomorrow."

She called her daughters again: "It's been a few days since you all came back, why don't you all go home, and come back the day after tomorrow when the grave is rounded up."

No one is stupid, knowing that my mother is afraid that they will also get angry, but several people shook their heads and refused, and the eldest Cheng Chunfen said quickly: "Mother, we will not go back! You don't have to hide it from us, the family is now How much silver do you have, is it enough to pay back? I still have 50 taels of silver in my hand.”

Uncle Wang Daling coughed heavily, and Cheng Chunfen glared at him: "Your throat is uncomfortable, go drink some tea, that mother-in-law Ding is the worst offender."

The old lady took a look at the eldest son-in-law and waved her hand: "Although the family is running out of money, there is still land and a shop, so it is not necessary to use your married daughter's money. Don't worry, my son-in-law."

Wang Daling looked embarrassed, "Mother-in-law, that's not what I meant."

Cheng Chunfen didn't want to again, and this time she said to her mother, "Mother, what do you mean by saying that? Daling coughed because of a bad throat. It makes people sad when you say that. He is busy here these days. I've been busy before and after, if you don't appreciate it, you can still..."

The old lady had a headache from her quarrel, "I want you to rest assured, it's okay, I said something wrong, it's okay if I don't say it, and you shut up too!"

After speaking, her tone became a little harsh, Cheng Chunfen stopped her mouth in shock, and said in a soft voice: "Mother, you are tired, go to bed early!"

She and her second sister, Cheng Chunzhi, led people into the house, but the old lady didn't refuse any more.

Cheng Er patted the elder brother-in-law on the shoulder: "Mother didn't mean that, she meant well, but what she said made you misunderstand."

"I know I know."

Although it is a bit embarrassing, it is best if the old lady can say no money.

It’s not that he’s stingy, 50 taels is not a small amount, if he gritted his teeth, he would take it out, but his son just got married at the beginning of this year, and his shop still needs to turn around, so he really doesn’t have much cash in hand. , 50 taels is almost all.

I still have to say polite words: "You also know that in a few months to the new year, my shop will be buying new products... But if you really want to spend money, don't hesitate to say anything, 50 taels is indeed I can’t get it out, but I can get it out by tossing and turning.”

Even if it's my uncle, this thank you should be said, and I should say it. You came and I exchanged a few words, and then they all went back to the house.

Qu Shi was a little restless, Cheng Er washed his feet and watched her grinding on the ground, and asked curiously: "What are you doing? There are nails on the kang to pierce your ass?"

Qu Shi rolled her eyes, her man walked around a lot outside, and his words became more and more unpleasant.

Cheng Er didn't know her slander, if he knew, he would definitely say "I didn't learn it all from you".

Cheng Er called her: "Bring me the cloth towel for wiping your feet." Qu Shi took it and handed it to him, then sat down next to him and watched him wipe his feet.

Cheng Er murmured in his heart: There is no wink at all.

Qu Shi sighed and sighed again, Cheng Er was getting impatient, after so many days of exhaustion, who has the spare time to guess what's on your mind?
"Aren't you going to tell me? Don't tell me I'm sleeping. Go! Pour out the footwashing water for me!" He said carelessly, lifting his feet up like this, and turning his buttocks on the kang.

Qu Shi hurriedly grabbed him: "Look at you, you have no patience at all. I was thinking, how can I pay for so much money!"

Cheng Er said indifferently: "You don't need to come out, what are you doing? Don't you still have mother and sister-in-law?"

"That's you..."

Qu's sentence was interrupted by Cheng Er, "I signed it on behalf of my family on behalf of my elder brother. If they didn't say no, then they did. Find me now? Is it possible?"

There was nothing wrong with what he said, but it sounded very uncomfortable at this moment.

Qu Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and asked in a low voice, "You don't need to refund the 20 taels you received?"

"Return the fart! They got so much, how dare they ask me to ask for this little money? If you really want to be so shameless, I will go all out and find Uncle Wang and his brother. I don't believe they dare to offend the palace!"

Cheng Er warned her: "Shut your mouth tightly to me. If you want to be like before, your mouth will be looser than the waist of cotton trousers. Don't blame me!"

Qu Shi is not afraid of him, but she also knows not to be careless, "When did my mouth become looser than the waist of my cotton trousers? You don't even blink your eyes."

The couple lay down, but they didn't know the outside, Cheng Yunxiu lay on his stomach at the door and heard nothing happened inside, so he quietly went back to lie down on the kang.

He heard it from the sentence "signed on behalf of the eldest brother", and his father and mother said it in a low voice. He didn't hear it really well, but only vaguely heard some words like "20 taels, keep your mouth shut".

There are some doubts in my heart.

He thought that their second wife had saved 20 taels of private house over the years, and his father would not let his mother take it out.

My mother is usually selfish and unreasonable, but I didn't expect that at this critical moment, my father and his family had ulterior motives.

Needless to say, on the second day, Niu Shi, who is the main kitchen, reduced the food by a lot.

The breakfast food is sorghum rice porridge, big pancakes with sorghum rice noodles, sweet potato noodles and a little flour. The shape is not good-looking, and the taste is not very good.

It is a meal with home-made pickles.

No one cares, now that everyone in the family has their own concerns, how can they be in the mood to pay attention to food.

After dinner, the old lady left her sons and Mrs. Yang, named Yun Hui and said to him lovingly: "You are the pillar of your house, and you will take care of the family affairs in the future." Just do it."

Cheng Yunhui nodded anxiously.

Over the past half month, he has become more stable and mature than before.

Although he is still a little immature in his actions, and although he has been sluggish a few days ago and made his family worry and disappointed, the old lady can vaguely see the shadow of the boss in him.

This made her unable to help but give him more patience.

Cheng Er frowned slightly but quickly relaxed it. A child is nothing.

The old lady looked around and saw that Chu Qi hadn't gone out, and she didn't chase anyone away, so she beckoned Mrs. Yang to sit beside her, and then she said to her sons: "Since your father and your elder brother had an accident, those flattering people in the past People often change their faces. Especially those who signed the land surrender documents and those who resisted the corvee, they changed their faces even more."

Cheng Er's face was a little uneasy, and he couldn't help defending himself: "Mom, I'm also doing it for my family. I didn't know they would turn their faces like this and deny people. Besides, my father and my elder brother both knew about this document and approved it. of."

He can't take this blame, otherwise there will be countless losses waiting for him in the future.

The old lady frowned and looked at him, "I didn't say anything about you? I know that your father agrees, and your elder brother has no choice but to accept it. One is your father pressing him, and the other is afraid that you will disappear outside. Disgraceful credit. I know this, you know it, and my family members know it too, so you don’t need to say it.”

Cheng Er muttered in a low voice, "It's not your old man who said it first."

The old lady ignored him, and continued: "This matter, our Cheng family has to admit it since we signed it. Although our family is not a wealthy family, we know the word 'letter'."

Cheng Er nodded repeatedly, but the other brothers did not move, neither agreed nor opposed.

Cheng Chuqi knew that losing money was unstoppable.

It's okay for one or two families to talk, but many of them are middle class in the county. Together, the Cheng family can't afford to offend, even the county magistrate.

She looked at Cheng Er, feeling a little weird in her heart. She always felt that there was something wrong with his performance and the signed paperwork.

But she couldn't make this guess without evidence, because it would chill the hearts of the rest of the Cheng family.

She heard the old lady continue to say: "The family brought 150 taels of silver for your elder brothers. I didn't expect..." She paused and lifted the skirt of her clothes and wiped the corners of her eyes. Not a penny of that silver is left."

"We have to compensate him for the 200 taels of silver, and give him another 200 taels. This is 400 taels."

Everyone's faces changed.

We only know that we have to pay, but we don't have a specific number in our minds about how much to pay.

"Mother~" The brothers are in a hurry, 400 taels, if you sell all the 700 mu of land in the family, you can sell it for [-] taels!

The old lady waved her hand: "I still have 130 taels of cash at home, and the rest, the second and third..." She paused and called the fifth: "You all go out and inquire about the land price, and then go to the city to inquire about the store. For the price, sell our shop first, and sell the land if it is not enough."

Cheng Er was anxious, "Mother, the land cannot be sold!"

Cheng Si also said: "Mother, let's sell the shop first, let's put together the houses, see how much we can get together, and find a way if it is not enough."

The rest of the people also said: "Yes, mother, the land cannot be sold!"

Land is fundamental, without land, it would be difficult for a family to have enough food.

The price of the shop has not changed much for many years. When they bought it for 100 taels, now they can sell it for 120 taels.

Cheng Er and Cheng Wu went to sell the shop, and took out all the private money for the remaining houses to help the family tide over the difficulties first.

Yang took out the thirty taels of silver in the room, as well as a few pieces of jewelry of her own.

Originally, their private house was only a dozen or so taels, and Cheng Dazhong had almost pawned jewelry for reading in those years, but after Cheng Dazhong was promoted, there were merchants and gentry in Fucheng who gave gifts, and he left a few good ones for his wife. He also left some money for his private house, and the bulk was given to his mother.

Fortunately, these are the investments of those merchants, and they will not come to ask for them back.

Now the money in the family, 100 taels, was privately given by Cheng Da to his mother.

Sanfang Niu took Wudiao money and five taels of silver, and said a little ashamedly: "Mother, we don't have any silver, and we saved the Wudiao money. This is what the third brother got back." But he didn't say how he got it. of.

The old lady took the money and asked Yunhui to write it down in the account book, "Mother knows, don't worry, Gongzhong will return the money to you in the future."

Niu breathed a sigh of relief, she was really afraid that her mother-in-law would give her face on the spot.

She quietly glanced at Cheng Si, this honest man wanted to take out all the money, but she stopped him, if he really wanted to leave nothing, what if something happened?
She quietly left Wuliang.

Fan took out 20 taels of silver, "Mother, these are the silver rewards given by Shiro who worked as a bodyguard outside in those years. We have kept them and have not dared to touch them. You can take them!"

Everyone was surprised, Yang was even more moved speechless.

The old lady sighed and signaled Yunhui to accept it, "You are a good boy, thank you, mother."

She knew that the fourth child had private houses, but she didn't expect so many, so she took them all out.

Carefully, Mrs. Fu stepped forward, and took out a small bunch of copper coins and two small silver ingots, "Mother, these are all the belongings of Wulang and I, and they are all for family use."

The old lady was taken aback, "How do you have so much money?"

You have to know how many other families have it. It is because they have been married for a long time, but the fifth child has been married for less than a year, and he has so much money?

Pointing to the bunch of copper coins, Fu said shyly, "We only saved more than 200 cash, and the five liang of silver was given by my elder brother."

Both the old lady and Yang Shi were taken aback.

Niu and Fan looked at each other, and Niu stepped forward helplessly and said, "My elder brother won the exam, and when he came back, he also gave the elder brother five taels of silver."

Fan said in a low voice, "Give me four or five taels too."

This is because I was afraid that my mother and wife would be unhappy, so I didn't tell them.This silly boy, are they that stingy people!

The old lady wiped her tears again, "Good boy, all good boys!"

The sixth child also took out five taels of silver and dozens of Wen, and the old lady took the five taels of silver and returned the dozens of Wen to him: "If something like this happened at home, your marriage will have to wait until the filial piety period passes." Now, take the money, you are grown up now, you can't have no money in your pocket."

She looked towards the door, "Why hasn't the second daughter-in-law come?"

Just as she was talking, Qu Shi rushed in, carrying a cloth bag in her hand, and put it on the kang table, "Mother, this is mine, it's 25 taels in total."

After speaking, he glanced at everyone in the room with some satisfaction.

The old lady opened it, and saw that there were two big silver ingots inside, and the other five taels were small silver pieces and a few strings of copper coins, but there were no small silver ingots like the others, so she asked her, "Your elder brother won the imperial examination. Come back, didn’t you give the second brother money?”

Qu Shi was surprised, "Didn't you give it?" She felt that this was not quite right, so she asked, "Mother, what do you mean by that? Could it be that my elder brother gave the money back then?"

"Then where did you get all the money?"

Qu was a little coy: "The two taels of silver here are given by Xiaofang. Mother also knows that she has mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and sister-in-law and sister-in-law. If there is no money in the head of the family, she can only take out these. These twenty or so taels were saved by me and my second child over the years."

She said that she was guilty and didn't dare to look at the old lady, so Yunxiu guessed that the money was the one he overheard.

The old lady looked at her with complicated eyes. She had always disliked Qu Shi, but she had seen Qu Shi's performance these days. Instead of being sharp and thorny as usual, she worked hard, and now she gave out money without saying a word , her perception of Qu's became slightly better.

On the contrary, he felt that the second child and his daughter-in-law were hiding their hearts, and that she, a mother, had to give him a little bit of attention.

When all the daughters-in-law went out, the three daughters also came together.

Needless to say, the eldest girl did not have 50 taels, but she still took 20 taels. The old lady refused to accept it, so Cheng Chunfen burst into tears: "I know my mother hates me. Although I am a married woman, I am also a daughter of the Cheng family. If my mother’s family is not good, can I be well..."

The old lady was so angry that she stretched out her hand and slapped her: "How old is she? My daughter-in-law has already entered the door and howled as soon as she opened her mouth. Is it nice or beautiful?"

Yang said gratefully: "Eldest sister, mother is for your own good, you all have your own life, this is indeed a bit more..."

Cheng Chunfen became angry with her elder sister-in-law, and she said impatiently, "How much is too much? You have collected enough money, and you still think it's too much?"

Cheng Chuqi understood that this guy was just talking about being upright.

The old lady thought for a while, "Do you know about your money?"

"know."

"Didn't you insist on taking it?"

"No! Mother, don't underestimate him. Although he is sometimes stingy, he is not the kind of ungrateful person."

The old lady sighed, "Okay, then the mother will keep it, and will return you first if you have money in the future."

Cheng Chunzhi also brought out three slings of silver, "Mother, I don't have much, these are given by my mother and brothers, so let's use them to help the family!"

Since the old lady accepted the eldest, there is no reason not to accept the second, but she inevitably had to ask a few more words: "Don't be strong, although the family is difficult, it will not be so difficult!"

Cheng Chunzhi nodded quickly when his mother took it away, "I know, mother, the family has no money to spend, and there is enough food."

Cheng Chunxia has been timidly following behind. This time something happened at home, and she came back with her two daughters, but her man, the immoral man, just came here, kowtowed and left, and never showed up again. face to face.

He must be happy in his heart, Cheng Da is gone, and the remaining brothers have no one to support them, so they dare not do anything to him!
She has no money, but feels guilty, "Mother, I'm sorry!"

The old lady was most troubled by her angry look, "Okay, mother knows you have no money, so I don't blame you."

The old lady talked to her in such a pleasant manner, she was flattered, and she murmured with tears in her eyes: "Mother~Mother~"

When Wu Quande came that day, he quietly pulled her away, but she refused, and the old lady knew about it.

The old lady patted her hand: "Good boy, you are all good boys!"

Mrs. Yang pulled a few children and knelt down with a plop, "Siblings, sisters, elder sisters and aunts, we will pay back the money even if we sell it!"

Chu Qi was suddenly forced to kneel down by Yang Shi, and heard her mother's words before she wanted to come.

She felt that her mother was seriously ill, so she couldn't help but ask her grandma: "Our Cheng family collected the money back then, so there is nothing wrong with our Cheng family's money, right?"

Why take such a debt on yourself?

Do you know that you are from time-travel, and you can lead the whole family to become rich and then pay back the money?

Otherwise, do you want Yunhui to pay it back?
Or do you want to sell your daughter to pay off the debt?
　Today is [-] words, but I dare not say how much tomorrow will be, so I will not set a flag in the future.Ask for subscription, ask for support, ask for collection, ask for recommendation ticket!

　　


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