take a wife to support the family

Chapter 355

The house is most afraid of being unoccupied, and the empty house will become decayed within a month; the person is most afraid of old age, the old man sees his energy and spirit withering, just like an old house, if you clean it every ten days and a half months, it will eventually Can't compare to that popular place.

On the second day after returning home, Lily took her son back to her mother's house to see her parents. When she was away, Yingchun and Lamei often came back to take care of the old couple, sending rice noodles, vegetables and meat, sewing and mending, changing and washing.

After all, the old couple are getting old. Carpenter Li has been injured since that year, and his health has not been very good. Although Mrs. Zhu was capable when she was young, it was a bit difficult without the help of three daughters.

Seeing her son was like seeing a living dragon, Mrs. Zhu pulled him to ask questions, wishing she could still be like the old days, hugging him and rubbing him.Qingsong hurriedly said: "Mother, I'm already this big, you can hug me as if I'm real."

Mrs. Zhu has always favored sons over daughters, and treats her daughters normally, but treats Ruzhen better, hugs Ruzhen with a smile, and wants to give him sweets.Ruzhen held the maltose in his hand, licked it twice, kneaded it until his hands were sticky, and rubbed it all over Zhu Shi, Zhu Shi was not annoyed.

Lily saw that although the inside and outside of the house were clean, there was a sense of loneliness, so she discussed with the stripper Li: "Father, I won't leave this time when I come back with Da Nian, why don't you come live with us in the town. It also keeps us from worrying.”

Carpenter Li is embarrassed: "How can the old father-in-law and the mother-in-law go to live with the son-in-law? The in-laws want to talk about it."

"Your in-laws are in the capital, so what kind of serious in-laws are those in the town? I carry my second child in my belly, and my in-laws are not in front of me, and no one will bring it for me. Why don't you guys help me?"

When Baihe said this, Carpenter Li was a little tempted: he was not very useful, and he was almost a useless person after being injured. The only thing that can do is to take care of the child, and even Mrs. Zhu can help.

When Zhu Shi heard Lily talk about her in-laws, her face immediately lit up: "Your father-in-law and mother-in-law are really princes and empresses? Do they treat you well? Do they love us as they really are? How much money will I give you?"

The first few sentences were okay, but then she calculated Lily's money, and Lily laughed angrily: "My father-in-law and mother-in-law have four or five sons and two daughters, all of whom were raised in front of me. We went back suddenly, and you said that people love us. If it doesn’t hurt, how much money can you give us?”

Xinwang and Wangfei are not such superficial people, but they can't speak directly to people like Mrs. Zhu. They have to coax her with words, so as to prevent her from making blind calculations: look at who doesn't know what she is thinking.

Mrs. Zhu blocked Baihe, rolled her eyes, and said: "The son-in-law is also the prince's own son, no matter what, you can be considered a little prince, and you can also be considered a lady."

Lily couldn't laugh or cry: "Success, one of us is the prince in the vegetable field, and the other is the lady by the stove, as long as you are happy."

Every word of this girl can fulfill Zhu Shi's wish, Zhu Shi muttered and complained, but Li Mi felt sorry for Li He: "It's not easy for you to go to the capital, but you are really wronged."

He is an honest person, and he took Lily's words that her in-laws don't hurt her seriously.

Lily smiled and said: "No one bullied us, after all, they are all noble families, wanting face, how can they bully others like that family all the time?"

That family refers to the old Song family.

Because Lily refused to flatter her, Mrs. Zhu said, "We won't be with you two. Since my son is back, it's only right and proper to live with him."

Anyway, Qingsong is going to get married soon, and then she will have a daughter-in-law to take care of her.

Qingsong was taken aback: "Mother, I am Jin Yiwei now, and I have to go to the capital soon."

When Mrs. Zhu heard this, she screamed, "What are you talking about? Your sister has come home and you still go to the capital? Mother hasn't seen you for a year, and half of her life will be lost. If you go to the capital again, you will die." I want my wife's life!"

Qingsong hurriedly supported her to prevent her from slapping her thighs and crying and cursing. The "little prince" was chopping firewood in the yard, when he heard the sound coming in, he said, "Mother-in-law, don't worry, Qingsong is still young, let him go to the capital for two years. He can also take care of you. When he settles down in the capital and takes root, he will take you to the capital to enjoy the blessings."

Only then did Mrs. Zhu stop crying slowly, and recalled the happy days when she went to the capital to be an official's mother: "Then when we go to the capital in the future, we can be regarded as the parents of an official's family? Seeing the parents-in-law and the mother-in-law?"

Song Haonian couldn't help laughing: "Yes! Serious in-laws, how can we not meet each other?"

Don't look at Mrs. Zhu playing and rolling around in front of the juniors, she doesn't have the face of being an elder at all, seeing Princess Zhou's pomp and style, she is so courageous, I'm afraid she dare not even say a word, Song Haonian is not afraid of her bullying Zhou princess.

The Zhu family didn't have any other, except that they had the most unrealistic thoughts, and said to Song Haonian: "Since my uncle is in the capital, I should find a good marriage for Qingsong, then the Liu family", she curled her lips, " After all, you are not good enough for your brother-in-law."

"Mom!" Qingsong said anxiously, "If you say that again, I will get angry with you."

Lily also said: "Yueniang is good in everything, how can she not be worthy of Qingsong? Don't think that your son-in-law is the son of the prince, just think that Qingsong is also a member of the prince's family. There is no reason for this. This word will be passed on to Yueniang Er, you will still live in her hands for the rest of your life, so please calm down!"

Several people talked about her together, but Mrs. Zhu didn't feel that she was at fault, and knew that everyone should not be annoyed by her, so she simply focused on taking care of her.

Carpenter Li also knew for the first time that Qingsong would go back to the capital, and the first thing was his marriage: "Get married at home, or go to the capital?"

Raising a son, if they go to the capital to get married, it will be desolate to be parents.

Qingsong smiled and said, "I'll do it at home. My lord gave me one year's leave. Even after I get married, I can still stay at home for a long time, so I can honor you and Sister Yueniang."

He also said that his father-in-law intends to live in Taiping County for the elderly, and he and Yueniang will definitely have to come back, "In two years, I will take you and your mother to the capital to see the world and enjoy the blessings. When I become a hundred households, I will be able to transfer Go to South Zhili, and then go home to take care of you and your father-in-law."

Qingsong was neatly planned, and Carpenter Li only nodded his head, "It's good that you know it in your heart, I'm the first useless person, and I'm holding you back."

Qingsong has grown up quite a bit after going out, and is no longer childish like in the past. Seeing that Carpenter Li felt a little sad, he hurriedly said: "Father, if you want to get married in our house, our house has to be rebuilt, otherwise it won't look good."

As long as there is something to do, who cares about being sad?

Sure enough, not only Li bamboo craftsman started planning, but Zhu also said after hearing it: "It should be rebuilt."

The house at home was repaired by her before she married Carpenter Li. It was more than 20 years old. It was either broken here or old there. The place was narrow and the light was not good. Walking into the house from under the sun, the eyes are so dark that it takes half a day to see clearly.

If you want to repair a house, you can get it in two months quickly, or in three or four months at a slower time. Qingsong then said: "It will take several months to complete the ceremony of the three matchmakers and six certificates. on dad."

Carpenter Li couldn't help nodding: "Don't worry about the ceremony, I won't ask your father-in-law to choose the number of gifts. Our family's money is in your mother's hands, and I don't know how much it is. Old lady, my son wants to get married. When repairing a house, you should let go."

You must know that Zhu's stinginess all these years is to save Qingsong's family fortune?She said: "Do you need to say it? My family's money is all from Qingsong!"

As he spoke, he brought Qingsong back into her room, opened the box and counted the money.As young as Qingsong, he knew that all the money in the family was in this box, and how much money his mother had in her hand, but when she opened the box, her mother was still shocked: "Why are there so many?"

He worked as a bookkeeper apprentice in a silk and satin workshop, and the first thing he had to learn was to estimate money: you don't need to count a pile of money, you can know the approximate amount by just looking at it.

The round flat ones, new ones and old ones, silver dimes and copper coins in the box are worth at least 200 taels of silver.

Qingsong's eyes were straightened: "Since when did our family get so rich?"

Zhu said proudly: "Mother has worked so hard all these years, and these are all saved for you."

Qingsong managed to come back to her senses, and after thinking for a while, she came to a realization: the family was poor at first, and Mrs. Zhu didn’t use the money if she had it, but in the end it was the second sister’s salary first, and the eldest and third sisters paid filial piety every month. Save a lot.Before Lily came to Beijing, she was afraid that her parents would not get enough money, so she left 50 taels of snowflake silver for Zhu Shihua.When Mrs. Zhu sees the money, she puts it away carefully. How can she be willing to use it?
It's hard to save such a solid foundation for her old man.

Just as Qingsong was about to speak, Mrs. Zhu hurriedly laughed and said, "Don't tell your sister and them, just tell them when you go out, you just need to build a house and get married, and you will have to rely on them in the future."

She also counted on her daughter to subsidize her son.

Qingsong doesn't have the background to manage his sisters' family, he is a dignified man, he has ability, and he has a salary, it is only natural to take money from his parents, but it is not as good as a beast to conspire against his sisters.

He knew that he couldn't explain clearly to Mrs. Zhu, so he didn't agree, and he didn't talk about her, he just said: "These people are big enough to build a big house, and they will be beautiful when they get married. When the time comes, mother, you will have the most face in the village."

Zhu's words made Zhu happy, locked the box again, and still came out to talk with everyone.

After chopping firewood, Song Haonian went into the house and sat down. He was talking to Carpenter Li about how he and the prince sacrificed to Taishan, what kind of customs and customs they saw along the way, how many official ships were there, how majestic the prince was, and how the prince was born...

For the last one, Qingsong said with a smile: "Father, the prince is just like my brother-in-law, you sift a layer of flour on his face to make it whiter, then he is the prince."

Lily was so angry that she wanted to tear his mouth off, but Song Haonian was not annoyed: "I look like elder brother, but he looks like a nobleman, unlike me, I seem to be a farmer."

Mrs. Zhu was also sitting there listening to the excitement, and couldn't help but lamented how lucky her son-in-law was to be able to see such a big scene, "I want to see you once, this life is worth it."

Yingchun was busy in the kitchen, and Lily went to help.Qingsong took the opportunity to follow, and said to the eldest sister and the second sister: "I have enough money to build a house and get married. If my mother is crying poor, don't answer her."

(End of this chapter)