Old Man Dong was actually counting the days in his mind, feeling that Dong Nuan and the others would be back soon.
Of course, Old Man Dong also heard about the fact that Dong Nuan opened a shop in the county town.
Dong Zhi is already a shopkeeper, so can the news be kept hidden?
Although according to Dong Zhi's words, this shop is not all warm in winter, there are others working together.
However, that should account for half of it. Are shops in the county town affordable to ordinary people?
Old Man Dong was in a complicated mood. He didn't know how he felt when he thought again that his plan to tie the eldest son and the third family together had failed.
Old Man Dong often wonders, if the family had not been separated at the beginning, would the other families be able to benefit from it now?
But after thinking about the turmoil at home, Old Man Dong felt that the family had been stuck together like this, and their friendship had long been gone. It was okay to break up, at least there was no real quarrel.
If there is no division, there is no telling what the trouble will be.
Now that spring planting has ended, the fields are not too busy.
In addition, it was almost noon and everyone went home to take a rest.
After the Dongnuan family came back, they did not go back to their old house immediately, but went back to their own home first.
Dong Nuan's house and the yard of Hanjianglou's house were often looked after by Dong Zhi's mother-in-law. Since there were no living people or animals in the house, they were not dirty except for some dust.
When he returned to the village in winter or spring, he would definitely go to see his parents, so he took the things he had prepared and asked Dongnuan if he was going.
After receiving the news that he was not going, he left in a big stride.
Old Man Dong was still watching eagerly, watching the carriage passing behind the old house without any intention of stopping. His face looked quite ugly.
Later, when I saw Dong Sanchun coming over with things, his expression softened a lot.
"Dad, Aniang." It's rare to come back in winter or spring, and now my family has a lot of potential, so naturally I can't go empty-handed.
Therefore, you have to bring some of the pork, lamb bones, whole chickens and ducks as much as you can.
If you don’t bring enough, you won’t look good on your face, and it’s not worth having people make irresponsible remarks in secret.
Spending a little more, but only a few hundred pennies, Dong Sanchun felt that if he worked diligently and carved more wooden hairpins, he could earn it back.
Looking at the things in Dong Sanchun's hands, Mrs. Dong's old bark face turned into a flower again.
When Old Man Dong saw Dong Sanchun coming by himself, he wanted to look like a tiger, but he was afraid of hurting someone. In the end, he broke up in a bad mood, so his face twisted slightly and he asked: "Why didn't Nuan Ya come?"
Dong Sanchun didn't care about the expression on Old Dong's face at all. He handed the things to Old Mrs. Dong with a smile and replied loudly: "The house is being tidied up. If it is not tidied up, there will be no room for people to live in it. Miao Ya's marriage is not scheduled for two more years."
Hell, we’re not going back today.”
This reason is still hard to refute. Old man Dong wants to say that there are several women in the family, and it doesn’t matter if one less Nuan Ya is missing from the house.
What's more, Dong Nuan is accompanied by a maid.
He could call his slaves and maids, and Old Man Dong couldn't help but feel sour just thinking about it.
"The chickens are well raised, oh, and they even raised two ducks." After delivering the things in winter and spring, he didn't leave in a hurry. He came and went in a hurry, which didn't look good. Even if he didn't want to, he had to stay for a while.
To be honest, as long as Old Man Dong and the others don't mess around, Dong Sanchun actually doesn't have much objection to this father.
There are long and short fingers, and people have biases. This is normal. You will understand it clearly in the winter and early spring.
So, stay a little longer, even if what Old Man Dong says later may not be pleasant to your ears, just bear with it.
"Brother Xu wants to study. Brother Xing has also met each other. They are planning to get married next year. Miao Ya is getting married now. Changbao can't study or farm. He has to find a way to make a living. Where is the house?
They all need money, what if we don't raise more?" Old Man Dong began to complain when he saw Dong Sanchun asking about chickens and ducks.
As soon as Dong Sanchun heard him speak like this, she knew what he was talking about, so she smiled and sighed: "Yes, raising children is not easy."
When Old Man Dong saw Dong Sanchun's good-looking face, he quickly followed up: "I heard that Nuan Ya has a shop in the county. Dong Zhi shouldn't be enough for one person, right? Chang Bao is not young anymore.
Also be flexible and ask him to follow you to help and help, so that in the future you can choose good families."
Hearing what Old Man Dong said, Dong Sanchun turned his head and raised his eyebrows and said, "Dad, have you forgotten that Dongchang and the others broke up Nuan Yatou?"
Upon hearing this, Old Man Dong's expression froze. After reacting, he waved his hands and said, "They are all brothers and sisters, how come they still bear grudges?"
"The one who hit him was not Dongchang. He doesn't hold grudges." Dong Sanchun retorted without thinking.
Uncle Dong listened for a long time and became dissatisfied. He said with a tiger face: "Third brother, why are you talking to Dad?"
"I always talk like this. If you think it sounds good to you, then I just won't say it." Dong Sanchun shrugged and went to play with the duck.
Old man Dong was so angry that his face turned black, and Dong Dachun's face turned ugly.
Dongchang was spoiled and couldn't study well, and Uncle Dong couldn't afford to support two scholars. If he was good at studying, he could still grit his teeth and persevere, but Dongchang was really bad at studying.
Even the masters in the village couldn't help but hint to them that they should find another way for Dongchang.
If you can't study well, you can't do much work in the fields.
Dong Dachun had already set his sights on Dong Sanchun's family. Especially after he heard that Dong Nuan had opened a shop in the county town and asked Dong Zhi to be the shopkeeper, his thoughts became even more complicated.
Dongchang is not capable of being the shopkeeper, so the clerk can still do it, right?
Dong Dachun didn't think there was anything wrong with his idea.
Isn't it normal for brothers to help each other?
At this time, I was choked. I wanted to say something more in winter and spring, but after winter and spring, I started to hesitate.
No matter what the two men said, he nodded and said: "Yes, yes, dad is right."
"That's what eldest brother said."
"Hey, it's not easy to warm Ya. A little girl supports a family."
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No matter what you say, he just won't accept Dongchang's offer to help.
Let’s not talk about whether or not I broke my head before.
Is it Dongchang’s virtue that makes him help?
Do you think the business in the store is too good and you want to find a mallet to cause trouble?
While the three men were doing Tai Chi, Dong Nuan had already gone to the patriarch's house with gifts.
Because of Dong Zhi's presence, Dong Nuan had quite a lot of contact with the clan leader. Because of the soap matter, the clan leader was very grateful to Dong Nuan and even proposed to share some of the benefits with Dong Nuan.
Dong Nuan didn't agree. She came here today mainly to inquire more about the situation of the little brother they wanted to introduce to Dong Tao.
