Zhang Gugua glared at him and could only pretend that he didn't exist. Then he looked at old Deng and said with a shy smile: "Mom, Meihua is already eating at the age of sixteen now. She is not young anymore. Hui and I
Mom is worried about her marriage."
"Peach Blossom married well. She has lived a happy life these years. As parents, we can rest assured. Song'er's marriage has also been decided. We will get married in the twelfth lunar month. This marriage is not bad."
"As their younger sister, Mei Hua's marriage can't be bad, right? This girl has been raised in the town since she was a child. She is beautiful and smart, and many people who meet her praise her. Naturally, this marriage must be done in the town.
Found it online."
"You don't know, Meihua also attended the dinner party hosted by Mrs. Lu yesterday. There were all the well-known ladies in Panshi Town. It's amazing. If Plum Blossom grows well, it is inevitable that she will fall in the eyes of some lady. If Lihua is
Being able to marry into these families is also a decent thing for our Zhang family."
"But among those people, which one is not wearing silk and satin? We don't have enough money, and we have to worry about Song'er's marriage. We can't even spend the money to buy good jewelry for Meihua. Oh, I'm really sorry.
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Old Mrs. Deng listened silently and looked at the eldest son's half-truth and half-false acting. Well, I'm sure, he just came back to ask for money.
"It's time to apologize. Don't you feel ashamed? I feel ashamed for you. Tell me, you have been studying in the town for more than 20 years. You have taken root in the town since you were a child. What do you think about the town?
What's not familiar?
The Geng family children in Dawan Village, Renqiantou, who attend the town school, have only been in school for three years and are not yet children. Everyone knows that they go to bookstores and copy books for others to earn some money to supplement their family income.
After all, you are also a child. You have been studying for more than 20 years, but you don’t recognize as many words as he does? Your handwriting is not as good as him? You can’t, right?
How can I find a job copying books for a bookstore? I can practice calligraphy and earn money at the same time. How great is that?
But have you done it once?"
"Shouldn't I be ashamed? If I were you, I would be ashamed of myself! A man who has become a father and a grandfather at this age, instead of supporting his own family, thinks about going home to dig out money all day long, treating other people's money as nothing.
It's brought by the strong wind! I have raised you to study for more than 20 years without doing anything, and my son also supports you to study. Are you embarrassed?"
"If I were you, I should have dropped out of school a long time ago and found a job. At least I can read. I am a child. It is not difficult to find an easy job. I have passed the exams and can't go up to the exams. You are the only one.
If you have some ability, you still go to school all day long, you haven't moved for more than 20 years, and you study in the same school as your son, you really feel that your face is bright! I really think that others don't laugh at you secretly, I really respect you for being a child.
Where is the master?!"
"It's just that your father cares that you are a scholar and have the reputation of being a child. You really look at me and don't know what you are doing every day? Is that studying? Is that doing learning? Which of the big and small teahouses and theaters in the town have you not visited?
Taller?"
"You don't have the heart to study, why don't you quit as soon as possible? Find a job to support your family, idle around all day and just think about eating, drinking and having fun. You said you are a child after all, how are you different from that leper?!"
"My parents are old and have raised you. You don't want to take money from home to show your respect, but you still have the nerve to go home and ask for money. Do you want to lose face? Tsk, tsk, tsk!"
Old Mrs. Deng spoke so loudly that he didn't even take a breath. He also made gestures on his face with his fingers, making gestures to shame others, and scolded the two people who were dumbfounded.
Zhang Gugua was sprayed with saliva all over his face and was stunned.
According to past routines, if it were dad, he would definitely say this,
"Pumpkin, you have worked so hard to study, so why should you worry about these things like food, rice, oil and salt? How can you apologize? You are the scholar of our Zhang family, and there are many children in every village within ten miles. It is such a prestigious thing.
, where are you confessing your guilt? Don’t say that, well, Mei Hua’s marriage cannot be bad, she can catch the eyes of those ladies, she really can’t be too shabby, don’t worry, dad will provide money for Mei Hua
Buy more nice outfits, let her marry into a decent family, and our family will be respectable too!"
But why did she get scolded all over her face when she got in front of her?
Why should he feel guilty? Should he be embarrassed?
What's the difference between being a leprechaun?
He just idles around and does nothing?
How can the younger generation of the Geng family copy books to supplement the family income?
He is Master Tongsheng!
How can anyone copy books for a bookstore? What a waste of money?
This mother-in-law country woman is just ignorant!
He is a respectable member of the Zhang family. How can he copy books for others and not be laughed at to death if he tells the truth?
He wears nice clothes, drinks small tea, lives in the town, and still has to copy books for others? Doing such a shabby thing?
Humph, it’s just that you don’t think about him, and you still say that to him.
Such a girl.
He still missed the time when he told his father these things. What did a country woman know?
It's a pity that dad can't say anything now.
Pumpkin wouldn't admit it. He seemed to be touched by what he said. He didn't want to study and didn't have the intention.
But if others say it, it just doesn’t work!
If the other party hadn't been his mother, he would have turned against her and become heartless!
For a moment, Zhang Gugua felt a little bored. He and his mother couldn't get along! She didn't understand or understand him!
It doesn’t matter if you don’t come back to this place in the future, it’s useless!
At that moment, I threw down my sleeves and wanted to get up and leave.
Old Mrs. Deng saw his face turning red and blue, knowing that he was not convinced.
I don’t expect that scolding people will wake them up.
This person was an eyesore to her, and she wished she would never come back.
Look at this virtue!
Too much?
Does the family have tons of wealth for him to inherit, or is he so powerful that his tail can reach the sky!
I love you!
But this is the way to go?
That won't work.
"Wait!"
Zhang Gugua stood up for a moment and glanced at Old Deng impatiently, which meant he was asking, is there anything else?
Old Mrs. Deng snorted, "My family has put a lot of effort into buying a house for your son in the county. You and your two younger brothers and sisters have paid for ten years of freedom in vain. Your niece's betrothal gift is all worth it."
I've misappropriated these for you, and I don't expect you to be grateful. Keep it in your heart, and don't talk about anything in return or not in the future."
"After so many years, I can't count them, I won't mention these to you anymore, and you won't admit it if I mention them."
"But there is still money missing here! Among them, you borrowed twenty taels from your uncle and five taels from the village chief's uncle. The family cannot open the pot now for this silver, so there is no way to pay it back.
I lent you money, and you should repay it!"
"Although I haven't come to ask for it yet, I know how people are and it's unreasonable to owe them money, so I'd better pay them back earlier!"
Zhang Gugua was stunned, he came back to ask for money!
If the money is not available now, the family is indeed unreliable, so he doesn't care about it. He just doesn't count on the money from the family in the future.