happy event

Chapter 178 Returning to the Dong Family
This morning, just after breakfast, Niu began to scold again, "The two little bastards have really grown up, and their wings are hardened. One became a princess, and the other won the election. Oil, but none of them have a conscience. Not to mention gold, silver and jewelry at home, you can't even see a bit of oil..."

Master Dong was impatient to hear, and was about to go out to hide in peace with his hands behind his back.However, Niu's quick-sightedness pulled him away and shouted, "Where are you going? The family can't even open the pot. You, a father, can't go to the academy to ask that little bastard for a few taels of silver to buy rice? He has been eating at home for more than ten years. The meal..."

Mr. Dong's torn clothes were also torn, and his hat was crooked. He was annoyed at the thought of Niu's harsh treatment of his eldest son and daughter for so many years, and cursed back, "If you are not afraid of losing face, you can go find it. Look at the Can brother and sister Rong recognize you as stepmother? If they don't ask the guards to beat you to death, they will be merciful..."

Niu was also a little scared when he heard the words, so he released Master Dong as soon as he let go.But she was unwilling to continue to live a hard life after thinking about it, so she sat down on the ground and cried, "I can't live this life, and I don't want to live anymore..."

Dong Xiucai was so angry that he raised his leg and wanted to kick her a few times. At this moment, the courtyard door was knocked open, and Dong Yi, who was covered in dust, almost jumped and ran in. He shouted loudly, " Father, mother, Dong Ping is back, driving a car and pulling a lot of things..."

"Really?" Niu didn't care to cry when he heard this, he got up from the ground and shouted, "How many carts did he bring? This brat finally knows he's coming home, look at me No……"

"Mother, mother, Dong Ping brought something, now the family has money, I want to eat meat, I want to eat elbows!"

Dong Ting came out of nowhere, scrambling and shouting, "I want a satin dress, I want a gold step, a gold bracelet..."

Master Dong was pleasantly surprised to hear that his eldest son had returned, but when he saw his wife and children were so disappointing, he glared at them with hatred and walked out of the gate.

Dong Ping just got off the carriage, saw his father coming out and only saluted, and at the end he exchanged greetings with the villagers who gathered around him, and then followed his father into the courtyard gate.

Niu yelled at his sons and daughters to help him open the courtyard door, then smugly shouted at Steward Zhang to drive the carriage into the courtyard, and then closed the courtyard door firmly with a bang, lest the neighbors see his good things in the eyes It cannot be pulled out.

Even if the neighbors wanted to watch the excitement, they could only curse secretly a few times and dispersed one after another.

Dong Ping winked at Guanshi Zhang, and asked his father to go to the study to talk.Although Master Dong was a little puzzled, seeing his son's serious face, he guessed that he must have something serious to say, so he followed his son into the study.

After the father and son sat down, they didn't speak for a long time.After all, they were not close in the first place, and they hadn't seen each other for many days, so naturally they became more and more unfamiliar.In the end, it was Mr. Dong who put out his father's airs and asked a few words about the township examination, and finally said with emotion, "When I was a father, I devoted myself to learning, but I failed many times, and I almost lost the family business left by my ancestors." .Now that you are in high school, you can display your genealogy and burn incense to comfort your ancestors."

Dong Ping nodded and said, "Since father is happy, let's choose an auspicious day for the genealogy. We also have to set up a few tables at home to invite the neighbors to have a glass of wedding wine, and I will pay for the money for food and supplies."

"Oh, this..." Mr. Dong didn't expect his son to agree so happily, he was overjoyed, and said with a smile, "Okay, okay. I will start to make arrangements tomorrow. You should prepare well for the big exam next spring in the academy. When you come back to pay respects to your ancestors, that’s all.”

"Yes, father." Dong Ping responded indifferently, and finally got to the point, "I came back today to ask my father for help."

"What's the matter?" Mr. Dong was very puzzled. When he heard that his son wanted to propose a marriage for him, the woman was still the daughter of a scholarly family. She was so happy that her face blossomed immediately, and she kept saying, "Okay." , Okay, this is really a happy event. Mr. Yang was your mentor, and he will be your old Taishan in the future, and he will support you more. Finally, you don’t have to worry about being a father. Smooth..."

Dong Ping saw his old father walking around happily, and the ice in his heart slowly melted a little.After thinking for a while, he took out a few silver bills from his pocket and put them on the table, and said, "Father, there is no private school at home, so life must be very poor. The 100 taels of silver are my sister and I's filial piety to you." , Every year at this time in the future, people will send them back in full.

It's just that brother-in-law is now a prince, and his behavior is quite different from before.Erniang has a hot temper, and her younger siblings are too young to do anything, so let them go to the orchard less, otherwise it will be difficult for my sister to behave in front of her brother-in-law, and it will be difficult for us to talk when we have something to do at home..."

Master Dong is not an idiot either, he understood after hearing a few words from his son, he waved his hand in response with a gloomy face, "Needless to say, father understands. I will take good care of your second mother and younger siblings, and I won't mess with your older sister." Trouble. From now on, you siblings will support each other and live a good life. Dad... don't worry about it, if you have time to spare, just remember to come back and take a look."

Seeing his father like this, Dong Ping felt uncomfortable, and quickly got up and said, "don't worry, father, I will come back often. In addition, the box in the yard is a dowry gift prepared by my sister, and my father collected it for me. It's time to carry it out from our Dong's house. I'll have someone drive a car to pick you up tomorrow morning, and go to propose marriage first."

"Okay, don't worry. Although our Dong family is down and out, we are also three generations of scholars, and we will never let the Yang family take it lightly."

Mr. Dong sent his son out after finishing his speech, only to see Mrs. Niu put his hands on his waist and pointed at Steward Zhang and cursed, "This is something my son honors his parents. You are a servant, why don't you let me open the box?" .”

Manager Zhang listened with a smile, and occasionally wiped the drool on his face with his sleeves, but he refused to move half a step away.

"Shut up!" Mr. Dong hurried to the front, shouted to stop Niu Shi, and finally ordered Zhang Guanshi directly, "Bring all the boxes to my study, and don't break the seal."

"Yes, master." Steward Zhang waved his hand to signal a few servants to move things into the study, but he himself took out a gift list and handed it to Master Dong. Finally, he pointed to a small box at his feet and said respectfully, "Master, Here are two sets of new clothes, shoes and socks for you, and the younger one will pick you up tomorrow morning."

Master Dong was in a better mood when he heard his son's thoughtful preparation, so he said with a smile, "I see, it's getting late, you should go back quickly."

Dong Ping saw his stepmother and younger siblings looking greedily at his clothes and accessories, feeling annoyed and impatient to stay longer, so he bowed and said goodbye.

As soon as the carriage drove out of the gate, Dong Yi hugged his old lady's arm and started arguing, "Mother, I also want the hairpin on Dong Ping's head, and the jade pendant on his waist..."

Niu patted his son dotingly, and responded with a smile, "Okay, okay, my mother will buy it for you too. Let's go, let's go to your father's study to see what good things are in those boxes."

"I'll go too, I'll go too!" Dong Ting squeezed over, fawning over her other arm.The three mothers were very happy and wanted to go to the study to check the box, but they saw that Master Dong found a palm-sized copper lock somewhere, and locked the study door tightly with a bang.

Niu stared suspiciously, and asked loudly, "Master, what are you doing?"

Master Dong carefully put the key into his bosom, and then said, "Brother Ping is getting married, those boxes were bought by Sister Rong as a betrothal gift for him just now, you can't move at all. Let's go, don't hang around here on."

The three of Niu Shiniang were stunned for a long while, and finally they all started screaming.

"Ah, dad is lying, it was obviously sent back by Dong Ping, so why is it a betrothal gift? I don't care, I want to wear the jade pendant too!"

"I want materials, I want jewelry! Dad is partial, and he has bought all the good things."

Niu even ran to the door of the study and pulled the copper lock, cursing, "Why don't you show me the things delivered to my house. It's mine, it's all mine!"

Master Dong angrily pulled her and pushed her aside, and said angrily, "I say you can't move, but you can't. If anyone of you dares to think about these betrothal gifts, be careful, I will kick him out of the house."

Niu rolled to the ground and began to cry, "I can't live these days. They are all the children of the Dong family. They buy boxes of betrothal gifts, and my son can't even eat enough! Why? , the three of us mothers are dead, mothers will lead you to die!"

Mr. Dong was so troubled that he had a splitting headache. After thinking for a while, he took out a bank note from his arms and threw it to Niu, "Brother Ping just gave you 50 taels of silver. This is ten taels. You can buy some here." Eat food. If you let me know that you spend it indiscriminately, I will never give you a penny in the future!"

Niu hurriedly picked up the silver ticket, rolled his eyes a few times, and asked, "Their siblings are wearing gold and silver, why did they only give 50 taels to the family? No, I have to..."

"What else do you want?" Master Dong stared at the old woman with widened eyes and said, "Sister Rong is now a first-rank imperial order. If she wants your life, she only needs to talk about it. If you live an honest life, naturally Food and clothing are indispensable, if you dare to come to the door, hum, don't blame me for not thinking about the relationship between husband and wife."

Niu shivered, subconsciously remembering the beatings and harsh treatment of Dong Rong's sister and brother when he was a child, so he quickly shut his mouth tightly, but his subordinates held the bank note tightly.

Master Dong wanted to say something more, but in the end he couldn't bear to scare the old woman with a few more words.But he made up his mind in his heart that he should take care of the family affairs more in the future.It was nothing before, but now the Dong family has a daughter who is a princess and a son who is a high school juren, and they can be considered a wealthy family. It would be too easy for people to laugh when they come out and walk around with the appearance of a small family like an old woman.

Dong Ping didn't know what his father was planning, so he hurried back to the academy after he left Huaishu Village.Bailu Academy has been in operation for decades, and the world is full of peaches and plums. Naturally, they have always been well informed about the news of Kyoto. Mr. Zhongshan Wang and his wife passed away within a hundred days. Mr. Yang only heard about it one night later than Dong Ping.

Seeing his proud disciple come to the door at this moment, he said before the disciple opened his mouth, "Juncheng came here to propose a marriage? Although our Yang family has a reputation as a scholarly family, there are not many rules in reality. Nowadays Your eldest sister is not in the county, so you just keep the etiquette simple."

(End of this chapter)