Zhang Laodou made a decision and said it was OK, so he asked Zhang Hugua to go to Chengjiazhuang in the afternoon.
Now is the busy time for farming. Zhang Donggua and his wife are busy every day without leaving the ground. When Zhang Hugua came to see him, he was weeding tares in the field and was sweating profusely from exhaustion.
But when the steward called out that a family member was looking for him, he still hurriedly ran out.
He was also happy to see Zhang Hugua. After all, it was rare to see his family members all year round: "Fourth brother, why are you here? But there is something wrong at home?"
Zhang Hugua has always regarded his eldest and third brothers as capable brothers since he was a child, and he despises his second brother who is honest and useless and can only work as a long-term laborer for the landlord.
But he is not that kind of person. Thinking that he is the second brother after all, he still has a lot of face.
"It's okay. Mom asked me to come and ask you to go home tomorrow and tell you something."
When he heard that it was his mother who told him to go home, Zhang Donggua felt nervous. He was afraid that something might happen. Thinking about his children at home, he quickly said: "Okay, I will tell the manager later and I will get up early tomorrow."
Rush home."
Zhang Hugua arrived with the words and left. It was a very hot day and the second brother was covered in sweat and smelly. It was really unbearable.
Unlike the eldest brother and the third brother, who wear fine cotton all the year round and sometimes wear cotton silk. They speak well and behave appropriately. They look so decent.
They are both brothers, so why are there such big differences? It's not because the second brother has no future and is useless, so he can only do this hard work.
Even the one below, Zhang Yanglihua, is hopeless.
Therefore, he must be like the eldest brother and the third brother. Look at their children, how promising they are? How capable each one is?
The mother-in-law in the family has long hair and short knowledge, so she has to compete with the eldest brother and the third brother.
What's the fight for?
In the future, when the eldest brother and the third brother become prosperous, why not support him? Leave his sons and daughters alone?
He has to curry favor with his eldest brother and his third brother so that he can enjoy happiness in the future.
What do these few pieces of silver count for?
…
Zhang Lihua was also returning from closing the stall when she heard Zaohua secretly tell her that her father was going home tomorrow.
She felt very strange, it was so good, why did her father suddenly come home? Her grandma asked her fourth uncle to call him.
She couldn't figure out why, so Zhang Lihua couldn't help but feel worried.
I wish I could stay home tomorrow and watch to see what happened.
But I also know that this is not possible.
In the middle of the night, I met Song Qiu with two dark circles under her eyes. Song Qiu had good eyes, but he could see her lack of energy, so she couldn't help but be concerned.
Zhang Lihua suppressed her voice and did not dare to say anything. It was not until the mule cart left the village and walked onto the official road that she mentioned that her father was going home today.
Song Qiu also felt very strange when he heard this, "This is something that has never happened before. Your mother is calling your father back at this juncture. Can your father still come up with money?"
"How can my father get any money?" Zhang Lihua didn't even have to think about this, she knew it was impossible.
Then why.
Neither of them could figure it out, but they couldn't help but think about it.
We arrived in town all the way and bought ice cubes. There was no need to go to Xiaojiachang today and we went straight home.
After returning and putting things away, when Song Qiu went back to pick up things for the second time, he happened to meet Zhang Donggua returning home.
She called Uncle Donggua, and Zhang Donggua happily responded to her before going to the upper room.
When Song Qiu took her things back to the tea shed, she told Zhang Lihua. Zhang Lihua couldn't sit still and looked over and over in the direction of home.
Song Qiu looked at it, thought for a while, then directly brought a pottery pot, filled most of the pot's cold shrimps, put brown sugar water in, called Zhang Lihua: "It's hot today, Uncle Winter Melon got up early and left early."
On the way back, I asked him to also try my cold shrimps. Aren't they just talking about it? You take it back and give everyone a bowl, which is just right for tea."
Zhang Lihua was shocked when she saw so many cold shrimps, "What kind of business is this? This is for money, how can I bring it back to them to eat."
"Here, take it, take it, that's all. Go quickly, otherwise everything will be over later." Song Qiu urged.
Zhang Lihua is not stupid, and she has realized it now. How can Aqiu ask her to go back and deliver cold shrimps? In fact, he knows that she is concerned about it, so he asked her to take advantage of this opportunity to go back and hear what the two ears are doing.
What's going on?
She was so moved that she did not refuse Aqiu's kindness. She immediately picked up the cold shrimp and hurried back to the village.
We went all the way back home and entered the yard. There was no noise in the yard. Miao and Zhang Zaohua were washing clothes in the creek, and Zhang Hugua was playing in their own room with Stone Egg in his arms.
In the upper room, the door was wide open, and at a glance I saw Mr. Zhang and Mr. Deng sitting at the top, and Zhang Donggua sitting at the bottom obediently.
Zhang Lihua didn't stop and went straight to the upper room.
Just then I heard her mother say, "That's what I'm asking you to do. Your father and I have discussed it, and there's nothing we can do about it. You go back and ask the supervisor to see if it can be done."
Zhang Donggua lowered his head and listened. Just as he was about to say something, he was interrupted by Zhang Lihua who came into the room.
"Master, milk, it's hot today, Aqiu asked me to bring back some cold shrimps for everyone to eat."
Old Mrs. Deng didn't say anything, but Mr. Zhang listened and said: "It's hard for this girl A Qiu to think about us. Let's go and set up the stove first. We'll eat later. You're not helping with the work. Go back quickly and don't delay."
Live."
Zhang Lihua pursed her lips, but she couldn't insist on staying, so she had to carry the pottery pot into the stove room, and then came out. She wanted to go around to the backyard and eavesdrop, but Zhang Hugua, who was holding the stone egg, stayed at the window.
You can see her.
There was no other way, so Zhang Lihua had no choice but to walk slowly towards the courtyard gate.
What her mother said just now meant that she wanted to ask her father to ask the manager of the Cheng family what to do? Is there anything that could be done? Could it be that asking the manager of the Cheng family to borrow money would not work?
Zhang Lihua strained her ears and listened hard, but she didn't hear any sound coming from the upper room until she walked out of the courtyard.
I had to regretfully go back to the tea shed.
In this room, it wasn't until Zhang Lihua left the courtyard that Zhang Laodou looked at Zhang Donggua and said in a particularly warm tone: "Second brother, that's the thing. Song'er is also your nephew. In the future, my nephew will become an official."
Of course, I can't forget my uncle, aunt, and brothers. Now I have no choice but to stay close to him.
You are also familiar with the couple named Li in Dayao Village. They can all make advance payments. You should also go back and tell the manager about it. If it works, it's good. If it doesn't, there's nothing you can do about it. Let's find a solution at home.
That’s it.”
Zhang Donggua got up early and rushed back, thinking that something was wrong with the child, but he never thought that this was what he was going to say.
He advanced his wages in advance, and once he paid back the salary in advance, it would be one hundred and eighty taels. How could he ask for this?
Zhang Donggua glanced at Old Deng without leaving any trace, then looked at Zhang Old Dou and said, "Okay, son, I'll go back and ask."
Mr. Zhang nodded happily, his tone was a little warmer, and he looked like a father, "Okay, okay, Dad knows that you are filial. The Cheng family treats people well. You two have been working in the Cheng family for more than ten years."
Well, tell the manager carefully, I believe he will agree."
"It's hard work for you to come home today. You can go back after lunch. There is nothing else at home. There are enough vegetables in the vegetable garden. Let the fourth daughter-in-law cook some more vegetables later!"