"Grandpa Zhou, just accept it! If you don't accept it, I'll turn around and leave." Ling Yun tilted his body slightly, pretending to leave.
"Okay, okay, I'll pick up, I'll pick up." Old man Zhou was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to block Ling Yun.
"Why is it more than twice as much as before?" Mr. Zhou weighed the copper plate he just put in his hand. The weight was obviously more than twice as heavy as before.
"Grandpa Zhou, it's busy farming season these days. I'm afraid it will affect your farming progress, so I'll take a little more time than usual." Ling Yun smiled faintly and explained the reason immediately.
"No, no, no, how can this be done? Besides, I have a reason for making this trip this time. If you give me so much, aren't you just slapping me in the face in front of me?" Mr. Zhou's face turned red and he hurriedly took stock.
Withdrew the extra silver.
"Boy Ling, take it back quickly."
"Grandpa Zhou, please take it! Otherwise, I will feel guilty."
"What are you talking about? You are a scholar and you are the only one who is a scholar. Even though we are far apart, we are all neighbors in and outside the village. If I take this money from you, I am afraid that my old face will be slapped and I will be beaten.
You know you will still be laughed at!" Old Uncle Zhou straightened his body, slightly angry, and eagerly stuffed the extra money into his hand.
Ling Yun was slightly startled, a little confused.
As far as he is concerned, being worldly is not just about giving him more money, so that even if he asks for help, others will take advantage of his past friendship and treat him less favorably.
Now Mr. Zhou refuses to take the extra silver, and the situation suddenly becomes awkward and at a loss.
"Boy Ling, I have accepted the money. I will deliver this letter to you safely after the old man prepares for a while." Old Uncle Zhou put the remaining money into his pocket, and grabbed Ling Yun's hand with his other hand.
Letters to him.
"Well, I'll bother you, Grandpa Zhou. I still have things to do at home, so I'll go ahead." Ling cupped his hands and thanked him.
"You kid!" Seeing Ling Yun thanking him politely, he felt a little uncomfortable, grinned and nodded.
Seeing that he agreed, he didn't stay much and left Zhou's house.
"Dad, what does Silang Ling want from you?" As soon as Mr. Zhou entered the door, Aunt Zhou, who was holding the child, stepped forward and asked.
"Nothing, I didn't come back in a hurry the day before yesterday. I didn't go home with my master Bingming from the school, so he gave me a letter and asked me to help him get it to the school this afternoon and give it to his classmates. Then he asked his classmates to hand it over.
To Master." Old Uncle Zhou first smiled bitterly, and then slowly revealed the purpose of Ling Yun's visit.
"Oh!" Aunt Zhou nodded thoughtfully.
At first seeing Ling Yun in such a hurry that he didn't even want to come in, she thought something big had happened to the Ling family, but it turned out that he just wanted his father-in-law to help deliver a letter.
"Well, father-in-law, did Silang of the Ling family give you any money?" Aunt Zhou was stunned for a while and said mysteriously.
"What are you talking about? What's wrong with a woman? She only cares about money. If she has such thoughts, she might as well be busy with more work." When Old Man Zhou heard this, he got very angry.
It is said that he has been picking up and dropping off Ling Yun over the years, and he has never received any money. During her confinement period alone, he paid two taels of money.
If you want to ask where this money came from, it was not all given by the Ling family boy.
Now that the Ling family is in trouble, Mr. Ling has not let him run away in vain. Today, the money is even more abundant than before.
He never thought that his daughter-in-law would miss her so much and worry that the Ling family would make his trip in vain. It is really unreasonable!
In other words, even if the Ling family really couldn't afford the travel expenses, why not help him make the trip?
The remuneration given to him over the years has already been enough for him to make ten or eight trips for free.
If it weren't for the Ling family, their family's life would not be as good as it is now. Although they have requests, they are not the only ones who have oxcarts.
Aunt Zhou often goes out to tell others how much money his father-in-law gets every time he picks up Ling Yun.
Others were jealous when they heard that the amount of money they got was actually much more than that of others.
So much so that someone came to the Ling family and expressed their willingness to pick up Ling Yun. The money was ten coppers less than the Zhou family's.
When he heard about this incident, he hurriedly found Ling Yun and expressed his willingness to save travel expenses.
But Ling Yun's words directly put an end to his wild thoughts, saying that as long as the Ling family used the ox cart for a day, they would only use their own cart.
Hearing Ling Yun's assurance, Mr. Zhou burst into tears of gratitude!
Later he found out how much money he earned by picking up Ling Yun. His daughter-in-law spread the news and was so angry that he vomited blood.
After returning home, he became even more furious and scolded Aunt Zhou to the point of screaming.
His son was heartbroken when he saw this, and came out to stop him for unknown reasons. He was so angry that he gave his son a severe lesson at that time.
Now there is a strange atmosphere here, which really makes me angry!
It is not an exaggeration to say that you are a wolf with blind eyes when you receive help from others but do not think about their good intentions.
After being scolded by her father-in-law, Aunt Zhou returned to her room that night to vent her anger on her husband.
Zhou Dashu of the Zhou family thought it was strange at first, thinking that she was complaining when something bothered her, so he ignored her.
Unexpectedly, because of the Ling family's incident, he was so angry that he immediately cursed.
"Are you crazy? Why are you talking to dad about the Ling family's affairs?"
"I'm just asking. Who knew he was so sensitive and yelled at me? I am the daughter-in-law of your Zhou family, and he actually got angry at me for outsiders." Aunt Zhou cursed and expressed her dissatisfaction.
Then he added, "I can't live this life anymore. I can't stay in this house anymore. I'll leave now and disappear in front of your eyes. Out of sight and out of mind, okay?"
"What are you talking about? Who is dissatisfied with you? It's just your own random thoughts. You have forgotten what happened before? My father almost lost his income. You even asked about this today. You forgot about you.
Where did the money for confinement come from? We must not be without conscience." Zhou Dashu of the Zhou family persuaded in a gentle manner.
Hearing this, Aunt Zhou was stunned for a moment. After thinking about it carefully, she found that her husband was right.
Although my father-in-law scolded me for this matter, he showed no sign of shrinking back when he needed to spend money. But some time ago, he spent more than two taels on his confinement period.
"His dad, does that mean all the money dad earns comes from Ling Family Silang?" She asked, confused.
"That's not all, but according to our father, most of his income comes from the Ling family, so we have to understand him."