happy old days

Chapter 18

The next day, the two got up, tidied up, and also waited on Mr. Yang to get up, saying hello, which made the old man feel very comfortable. Thinking that he had been tired all his life and became old, he really enjoyed the blessing of his son.From now on, he won't worry about family affairs any more, he just waits to hold his grandson. Unfortunately, the eldest daughter-in-law is too young, so the grandson has to wait.If it weren't for the fact that this person's heart is biased, the two grandsons would have forgotten it.

Had breakfast, corn porridge, leftover sweet cakes from yesterday, radish and pickles.I didn't have much to do this morning, I just knew that when they went to the county, the second daughter-in-law asked to bring some embroidery thread, and the third daughter-in-law asked to bring some shortbread for the child.

This time, Jinniang is wearing a double-breasted long jacket with hazy red satin with floral patterns and dark pattern with gold trim, a purple pleated skirt underneath, and a squirrel fur cloak with dark blue piping and lemon color base with white plum engraving gold printed satin with a stand-up collar.

When the two of them went out in the car, the second and third family members stood at the gate of the courtyard and watched, "Shh...what are you showing off? It wasn't brought by her natal family either." The second daughter-in-law spat, eyes wide There was a trace of jealousy.

"Isn't that the sister-in-law's dowry?"

"What, let me tell you, my natal sister-in-law is from the same village as her. I heard that their old Chen family is just average. Her two older brothers just got married, so how much dowry can they save for her?"

"Where did her dowry come from? I think my sister-in-law's dowry is very neat. The clothes are all made of cotton, and there are satin ones. How much does it cost?" The third child was full of envy when he said it.

"What's this? When I got married, the dowry was neat, and the satin was not worth a lot. It's not like the brocade my mother bought from Blue Water City. It's a good thing. It costs one tael of silver per foot. She This is only four or five hundred dollars."

"It's expensive enough. I don't have the money to buy it." I thought to myself that you always said how much your dowry is, but I didn't see you wearing it.

"I heard that there was a white tiger skin in the dowry gift from his uncle." The second child whispered in the ear of the third daughter-in-law.

"Really? That's worth the old man's money. Where did his uncle come from?" A trace of jealousy flashed in the eyes of the third daughter-in-law.

"Tch—who knows, you forgot that his uncle brought back two boxes when he came back, probably from the capital." If it wasn't for his uncle being too cold, she would have paid attention to the boxes a long time ago. It's a pity that the old man said when they got married that the property of each house belongs to each house, and they will not be able to divide the family in the future.Although this is good for the family to save their belongings, it can't take advantage of the elders.

Yang Zhenhai had beaten the tiger skin back then and sent it directly to the county for disposal. Except for the tiger meat he bought, it was not very tasty and it got angry. Take it back and make wine.When Jinniang married, the tiger skin was left alone and they didn't see it.The couple hid their property with a tacit understanding, and even if the second family found out, they thought they let the Chen family keep it.

The second child's family stared at the distant figure again, "A sister-in-law like us, the family gave her a dowry twice as much as ours, and it was not added by the eldest brother. How much money is in such a big box? "If she didn't know that the dowry money was paid by the elders herself, and she could be so honest, the Yang family would have been turned upside down.

"It's true—the third child in our family can't earn any money." The third daughter-in-law began to cry poor again.

The second child's family poohed secretly, you have no money, and all your money was given to your natal family. "I don't know what to do in the county seat. It's really a non-stop thing to go out on the second day of the newlyweds." Muttering in a low voice.

Jinniang didn't know what the two of them were talking about at the door, and even if she knew, she wouldn't say anything, what they said was true, she was using Yang Zhenhai's money, and since the two became a couple, she would use the money I feel at ease and justified, and after getting married once, I still don't take care of myself, when will I go?Especially for those who are getting married again during Chinese New Year, it is natural to celebrate when they get together. Grandpa used to think that Zhiqing had no mother and no women to take care of her. He was always afraid that she would not be as good as other girls in life, so he always said that girls should Know how to live, wear what you should wear and eat, otherwise what's the point of living year after year, isn't living just to pursue a good life, and also because this Zhiqing is no different from other girls.Even in order to save tuition fees, the family spends money to save money, but grandpa will buy a new dress for the new year and birthday.Jinniang also remembers her grandfather's words very clearly, she can live a hard life without conditions, but if conditions exist, then she can't lose herself.Life is passed, not saved.

Of course, Jinniang herself also wants to dress herself up beautifully, so it's best to make Yang Zhenhai a fan.She doesn't come to the conclusion that love is paramount. Since she is married to Yang Zhenhai, the two of them will live a good life. Even if they marry after only seeing each other, but she is not awkward except for that little bit of shyness. This is the case in this era. You have no choice. If you think too much, you're making things difficult for yourself. What's more, looking at Yang Zhenhai still likes her, as long as she continues this liking, her life will be better.

Perhaps because she left the Chen family and didn't know her parents very well, Jinniang felt that she had let go of some restraints, which was more relaxed than at home. She and Yang Zhenhai have not yet consummated their marriage, but she has a feeling of being in love, so close for a while. Being alienated again seems to be the most suitable.

And since Jinniang saw the family property that Yang Zhenhai gave her yesterday, she has become more confident.There is one gold ticket and five silver tickets in that purse. The gold ticket is 500 taels. Now the gold-silver ratio is 1:5, which is 200 taels of silver. Two silver tickets are 200 taels, and three are one white taels. , that is to say, their family now owns [-] taels of banknotes, which is not counted by Yang Zhenhai himself.Yang Zhenhai told him yesterday that he went to the county to buy land today, and he didn't care if she asked for money, so he must have some.I just don't know where he got so much money, could it be stolen from the house?

This is not far from what she thought. Of the 700 taels, about 500 taels were stolen from the house, and the 200 taels were from daily income. I had some savings from wars before, but I basically used them up, but the 500 taels of gold tickets were not. Usually, it was given by the Holy Spirit when he came back, and it was also in exchange for the scar on his face.

The two went to the uncle's house in the car, picked up the uncle, Jin Niang sat in the carriage by herself, and the uncle and Yang Zhenhai sat in front, talked and set off on the road.

It took more than an hour to arrive at the county seat. It was a carriage ride, so hurry up. When they caught up with the yamen and didn't get off work, they went in directly. Jinniang was waiting in the car. It's not good for a woman to go in at this time. I was afraid, and didn't dare to open the curtain, so I huddled in the car and waited, feeling a little quiet.

Over there, Yang Zhenhai couldn't let it go, he wanted to finish the formalities quickly, for fear that something might happen to Jinniang's side, but he regretted that he shouldn't have brought Jinniang here, so it would be nice to come over with her sometime another day.

Fortunately, Yang Zhenhai started to raise money for this sale in a month, the land was marked, and a small bamboo forest was added, and the land deed was paid for.The land is in the east of Yangcun, behind Crescent Lake, with two and a half acres of wasteland with a small bamboo forest, a total of 37 mu of land, bamboo forest occupies 130 mu, wasteland of [-] mu, and three mu of wetland next to Crescent Lake.The rest are mountains.The average price was three taels of silver per mu, plus the wine for the yamen, which cost a total of [-] taels, which was cheaper than he thought.But for others, this is money to burn. Whoever has nothing to buy a bamboo forest will pay three taels of silver per mu.

Yang Zhenhai had already thought about buying land and building a house when he came back. He had some savings in his hands. Since he didn't have the mind to go out, it would be better to build a house, and he might live there for the rest of his life.That's why I worked so hard.But this bamboo forest was only thought of after meeting Jinniang.

After getting the title deed, Yang Zhenhai went out, and the uncle followed the eldest cousin.

He walked out of the yamen quickly, came to the side of the car and raised the curtain, and saw Jinniang sitting in a corner of the car wrapped in a cloak, saw her tremble first, and could feel her panic even through the gauze hat.Seeing him like that made him feel sad, thinking that he couldn't leave her alone in the future.

Jinniang sat here by herself, thinking about things in her head, maybe it was the first time she was outside alone, and she always thought of bad things in her mind. It is very dangerous for a girl to be outside alone in this era. It would be troublesome for the villains to come up, the more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, and when the curtain was raised, she was shocked.

As soon as Yang Zhenhai lifted his legs and got into the car, he stretched out his hand and patted Jinniang in his arms, "I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid." This was the first time Jinniang hugged him back like this, and she felt very safe in this man's arms.

Hearing the sound of footsteps outside, she let go of Jinniang, and straightened her cap.

"Zhenhai, go back with Jinniang by yourself. Your cousins ​​are also taking a rest today, so I'll go back by car with them, and you should go shopping too. It's noon now, let's go home for dinner together."

Yang Zhenhai shook his head, "No uncle, my cousin has to clean up when he gets home, so we won't go."

The uncle didn't force it, and they broke up at the gate of the yamen.

The two drove the car, went to a small shop first, and had lunch. There were not many food styles in the small shop. They ordered two bowls of noodles in clear soup and half a catty of beef.Beef is hard to get on weekdays, and the imperial court has issued an order prohibiting hunting, but this small shop has its own way, and there will still be some supply.And since there is a ban on killing, why is there a beef tax? Isn't this contradictory?

"Don't pinch it, I can't eat it anymore." Jin Niang frowned as she looked at the mountain of beef piled up in her bowl, she had so much appetite, she pinched half of the noodles in the bowl for Yang Zhenhai.

Yang Zhenhai frowned, "Eat more, the food at home is not in the same taste these two days, it seems that you don't eat much. I will buy more snacks later, and save it to satisfy my hunger."

"No, I just ate so much." It's not bad, except for the meal yesterday morning, the food was not bad, and the corn porridge she ate in the morning is very good, and it is the same in modern breakfasts, It's just that this body has such a small appetite, there is no way.It's much better now than when it started.She also wants to eat more and grow taller.How to grow to 1.6 meters ah.She has been very worried about this, and now she is only 1.5 meters tall, and she heard from Manniang that girls will not grow much when they are 14 years old.She will be fourteen soon, and it will be bad if she doesn't grow taller.

The two had dinner and went to the West Market for a stroll. They only bought things for the two younger brothers and sisters. The other Jin Niang just checked and didn't buy anything. Jewelry, Jinniang prefers to visit food stores such as grain stores.She had only been to Daji before, and there were very few items there, all of which were made by the farmers themselves. Here, she found a wide variety of items. Basically, almost all the food crops of later generations appeared. Vegetables were not seen due to the season. , but Jinniang asked about the seeds, and they were very complete.

I met a taro seller and bought a basket, each of which was as big as two of her fists. Jinniang loves to eat this kind of big taro, which can be used to make crispy taro, taro cake, and many taro dishes, just like steaming It is also good.I bought some white sugar, thinking about the look in the eyes of the third daughter-in-law, the white sugar is not easy to use, she likes to use some sugar for seasoning when cooking, it is convenient to use after buying it, and there are some caramels for the children at home .In this era, there are already white sugar, rock sugar, and many types of sugar. Although it is not as white as modern white sugar, it is not much worse, and it is still very sweet.

"Zhenhai, let's plant some vegetables next spring." After a while, Jinniang didn't hear a reply, she turned her head and saw Yang Zhenhai looking at her with joyful eyes, "What's wrong with you?"

"What did you call me just now? Say it again." It was the first time he heard her call his name. Looking back, Jinniang didn't seem to have called him in the past two days.

Jinniang blushed and looked around, but luckily no one was looking at them.Seeing his expectant look, he whispered "Zhenhai."

Yang Zhenhai grinned at the corner of his mouth when he heard this, which startled the people walking across.

"In China, if you say so, you can plant it. There is everything in the land."

Yang Zhenhai responded very happily, and Jin Niang was also very happy in her heart. Although she had only been together for two days, she could feel Yang Zhenhai's kind of laissez-faire towards her. She could feel that this man's open-mindedness gave her a different kind of freedom. , unknowingly had some dependence on him.

Jin Niang, who was suddenly excited, looked around in the market, and Yang Zhenhai followed her all the time without leaving a step.That too cold face allowed Jinniang to walk smoothly in the market without being disturbed by the crowd.

In Yang Zhenhai's mind, these are trivial things, not because he is careless, in fact, he is more considerate than most people, he can see many things clearly in life outside, he has an idea in his heart, and he will never suffer from doing things, but he is quite protective of himself Indulging, like Papa Yang, like Niang Jin.He is really filial to Father Yang. Father Yang has bad legs. Since he came back, he has soaked his feet in hot water and applied them every day.To Jinniang, it was a kind of connivance under the wings, and she was a bit machismo in her heart, thinking that women should be used to pampering, he made the big decisions, and the small things were up to her.Like buying land and doing it quietly, like planting vegetables, Jinniang decides to get it, and he doesn't want to live on it.

He drew a bottom line in his heart, he clearly distinguishes himself from others, and outsiders are naturally different from family members.

(End of this chapter)