Then everyone changed the topic and talked about some happy things, such as Liu Sangui going to school this year.

Liu Dagui and Liu Ergui really have no talent for reading, and Liu Erzhuang's family didn't have that much money to support three people studying at the same time.

So at that time, I was educated by the old boys in the village. I only needed to know some simple words and write my own name. At least I would not be deceived when I went out to work or buy things.

Liu Sangui, on the other hand, was more talented than his two brothers and was praised several times by Lao Tongsheng.

In addition to the silver that Liu Yu'er and the others left for Liu Dazhuang before they left, Liu Dazhuang gave more than half of it to his younger brother and asked him to send his third nephew to study, so that the old Liu family could still have a scholar.

Even if Guangzong Yaozu could not be admitted to the imperial examination in the end, if he could be admitted as a scholar, not only would he not kneel before an official, but he would also be exempted from taxes on his family's land. He would be considered a figure in these ten miles and eight villages.

Just like the old boy in the village, even though he is just a boy, he is respected more than ordinary people in the village.

They would discuss things with him in the village without telling them. Some asked him to help write letters or help their children learn a few words about enlightenment. They would not let him teach for free. Basically, they would give him some rice noodles or eggs.

Even during holidays, these students would bring some things to see their enlightenment teacher.

Therefore, studying is definitely beneficial and harmless. If not, it would be better to be a bookkeeper in the county town. It is much better than digging in the soil for food.

Especially after the Fang brothers came here, they became more determined to let their children go to school.

The Fang brothers treat people differently from the people in the village. They know a lot and dare to travel thousands of miles away.

Although there are reasons for having kung fu on his body, he still needs to be knowledgeable and have ink in his belly.

This is how Liu Erzhuang and A Hua felt. Their three sons were fine in the village, but they were worried that they would be deceived when they arrived in the county.

Hearing this, Liu Yuer's face was also full of joy. She had a good relationship with her three cousins, and she was also happy that her cousin could make a difference.

She thought that before she left, she would leave some money for her second uncle so that he could train his third cousin well so that he could shine on the Liu family in the future.

Along the way, every time she passed the city, Fang Zhiwu would give her some silver coins to buy what she liked. Except for buying some necessities, she basically saved everything.

Liu Yu'er didn't know that after hearing this, Fang Zhiwu, who had just come in to fetch water, was also secretly thinking about how to leave some silver for Uncle Liu's family before leaving.

I really can't say whether I can come here again in the future. After all, the journey is too far. This time they are traveling with several brothers, plus Qingzhu and Nao Nao, so it's a smooth journey.

In the future, when they want to take the imperial examination, he can't drag his brothers out. It's not safe to bring Liu Yu'er here alone.

This second uncle is the closest relative of Yu'er and his daughter. Even if the father and daughter follow them back to Fangjia Village, they will still miss this biological brother. Therefore, if they are well, they can also let Yu'er and her father-in-law live in Fangjia Village with peace of mind.

It can be said that the two of them thought of going together.

However, they were overly worried and only thought about the impending separation. They never thought that in Fangjia Village, there were Xiao Ling, Ying Lao, Da Ying Laoer, etc., who were all good messengers.

Tell them the location directly, and then send them letters every ten days and a half. There will be no way to cut off contact.

It’s been a long time since I saw Xiao Ling and the others, so I didn’t think about it for a while.

They remembered the good news, but they didn't know what they were thinking.

At about six o'clock, the people who came to have a banquet arrived one after another.

Tables were set up in the yard and in the house respectively. Men and children were in the yard, and old men and women were eating in the house, accompanying Liu Yu'er.

Aunt Liu's second aunt, Ahua's mother, is also here. She was staying at Liuerzhuang's place before, and she just came here with Ahua's father and two brothers.

Sister-in-law Ahua and her mother-in-law murmured a few words, and the old lady looked at Ayuan's eldest daughter Fangfang.

He looked at it nonchalantly, then withdrew his eyes and smiled at Sister-in-law Ahua, nodding.

Sister-in-law Ahua smiled, and then they sat next to Ayuan's wife and daughter.

The second sister-in-law, Ahua, was also smiling next to her. She had seen the elder sister-in-law's thoughts before and winked at Ahua next to her.

Ahua couldn't help but pursed her lips and laughed. She had watched Fangfang grow up. This girl was simple-minded, quick at work, and eloquent. Her personality followed Ayuan's daughter-in-law, and she was very lovable.

Such a woman is a good match for her maternal nephew.

My eldest nephew did not come to the banquet this time. The main reason was that he was an apprentice in the county blacksmith shop. There was a batch of iron tools to be made in the shop. The master would not let him go, and he did not dare to absent himself from work and come back.

When Liu Dazhuang and the others went to the county to do shopping, they went to his shop and told him about the invitation for a drink today. He said he would come over to see his cousin and cousin-in-law in the evening.

I don’t know if my cousin will be able to meet her if she wants to marry far away. I will definitely come back and have a look.

The village chief and his family came. The village chief and his wife, his eldest son, daughter-in-law, eldest grandson, second son and second daughter-in-law opened a shop in the county and did not come.

After all, closing the shop for one day will waste a lot of money. There is no need to waste business just for a banquet.

Today is a happy event, and the Fang family brothers are socializing outside. They look like they are not in the pool. The village chief also looked at the occasion and made nice remarks throughout the whole process. The atmosphere at the banquet was very warm for a while.

On the other hand, the eldest daughter-in-law of the village chief glanced at Fang Zhiwen outside, and asked Ahua in a low voice: "Is Zhiwen from the Erzhuang family, and the Fang family, married?"

Ah Hua knew what she meant as soon as she heard it. The eldest daughter-in-law of the village chief's family had a little sister, but she hadn't mentioned her yet.

However, Ah Hua felt that her little sister was not worthy of Fang Zhiwen. Fang Zhiwen was the most educated among the Fang brothers.

He is the most polite and courteous in his speech, and he always takes the lead in everything, which shows that everyone takes him as the leader.

How could a village girl be worthy of such a person?

It's not that she looks down on village girls, but the little sister of the village elder's daughter-in-law is not as good as a village girl. At least a village girl like Fangfang is eloquent and capable.

Her little sister is quite good-looking, but she is known in the village for her shrewd temperament, and she is almost endlessly lazy.

I heard that I don’t do anything at home, I’m always the first to come to the table when eating, the first to leave the table after eating, and I don’t even hold the oil bottle when it’s overturned.

Moreover, he has a bad temper. He fights for food with his nephews and often beats and scolds those nephews and nieces, which makes his brothers and sisters-in-law not welcome him.

That is to say, her parents doted on her, and as soon as her parents die, the first one will be kicked out.

Let alone Fang Zhiwen, she would not want such a person even if her family was rich. No matter how much dowry he paid, it would be a shame to marry such a daughter-in-law.

So she said directly: "I heard that there is already a girl I like at home, and we are just waiting to get married when we go back."

As he spoke, he winked at Jiayin, fearing that she would cause trouble.

After hearing this, he glanced at Aunt Liu and then at the eldest daughter-in-law of the village chief's family.

Looking at her shrewd face, narrow eyebrows, high cheekbones and darting eyes, you can tell that this person is a bit cunning.

I thought that the woman whom I wanted to introduce to Brother Zhiwen was not a good woman, so Aunt Liu directly refused.

She didn't interrupt, just listened quietly.

Then I heard the eldest daughter-in-law of the village chief's family say, "What about the others? The younger generations of the Fang family are all pretty good."

Aunt Liu refused them all. After all, she was not the elder of the family. If they both had a partner, it would be bad if the Fang brothers leaked the news later. After all, their family still had to live in the village.

So she looked at Jiayin, who immediately understood and said: "Sister-in-law, just ask me. After all, Aunt Liu and my brothers are not very familiar with each other. My brothers now have marriage partners."

As he said this, he pulled Yang Huiyun beside him and said happily: "This is my brother Zhiqiang's fiancée, and together with sister Yu'er, we are planning to hold a wedding together when we return this time."

When the village chief's eldest daughter-in-law heard this, she stopped talking a little.

She didn't think the good news was a lie to her, after all, the little girl didn't know who the woman she was talking about was.

When A-hua refused just now, she still had some thoughts. After all, A-hua was from the same village and might know her thoughts, but the other girl didn't, so Jiayin's words were more credible.

Everyone had a lively lunch, helped clean up the yard, and carried back their own tables, chairs, and benches.

The Liu family suddenly became quieter. Ahua's family did not leave and were still chatting in the house. They planned to wait until Ahua's eldest nephew came over to have dinner in the evening before going back together.

A-hua's idea was to let them stay one night and then leave tomorrow. The road there was not easy to walk, so she didn't feel at ease going back at night.

However, her mother's family knew that there were too many of them for Liu Erzhuang to live in, so they insisted on going home. Finally, Fang Zhiwu volunteered to drive them off in the evening, and this was the final decision.

At Youshi, Zhang Jiaxing, the eldest nephew who worked as an apprentice in the county's blacksmith shop, came over.

Although Zhang Jiaxing is not very tall, and can only be considered as average in the local area, and is more than half a head shorter than the Fang brothers, he is very strong, probably because of his time in the blacksmith shop, and his upper body is bulging with lumps of flesh.

He must have been facing the stove all the time, so his face is a little dark, his facial features are straight, and his eyes are bright, so he doesn't look like a dull person.

Jiayin looked at it and nodded, feeling that she was a good match for Fangfang.

Moreover, she found that the two of them had some similarities as husband and wife. Although Jiayin did not specialize in helping people find marriage prospects, she could still tell that the two of them were very compatible, just like Fang Zhiqiang and Yang Huiyun back then.

Zhang Jiaxing had been here before when Liu Yuer and Fang Zhiwu were engaged. At that time, the two brothers of the Liu family and the Zhang family had a meal. They did not invite the villagers, but they only gave out betrothal gifts and asked for more gifts with great fanfare for the villagers to see.

That's all.

Therefore, Zhang Jiaxing was not a stranger to them, and he soon chatted with the Fang brothers.

They prepared a lot of things, and the meal at night was no worse than the meal at noon, and even included some more delicacies.

They are bamboo shoots and mushrooms that they dug in the mountains before, and they taste very good when stewed with pheasants.

Because the quantity was not very large, I did not cook this dish at noon.

After dinner in the evening, everyone chatted for a while, and before it was too late, the Zhang family was ready to leave.

Fang Zhiwu went to hitch a donkey cart. There were more mountain roads on the way to Shigou Village, so a horse-drawn carriage was not suitable, but Nao Nao was better at mountain roads.

When Jiayin got out of the car, he actually took out a basket of fruits from the storage bag, as well as the lanterns they bought at the stall in Inca Country.

It is an oil lamp covered with a glass cover, and the inside can be replaced with a candle. However, if it is hung in front of the car, the candle will easily break when it swings around inside, which is not as good as an oil lamp.

After it was lit, it was covered with a glass cover, and everyone looked at it in amazement for a while.

This one is much brighter than a lantern, and it is also smaller than a lantern, so the fire is not easy to extinguish.

The wick protrudes from the mouth of a bottle, and the oil is not easy to spill in the bottle. Unlike the oil lamps they light in the house, you have to be careful when holding them.

"This lamp is really nice."
To be continued...