There are few masters in Zhong County's uncle's house, and even when Tian Minyan and the others moved to Kyoto, they were used to eating together in order to have fun and lively, so when Tian Minrui and the others returned, the family of six ate in the main courtyard.
After dinner, the whole family gathered on the couch to have tea and talk. Since it was already winter, the couch was covered with a thick mattress. Little Yaya was rolling happily on it, teasing her brothers and sisters from time to time.
, very weird.
Tian Huairen took a sip of tea and first talked about what happened on the way back. The journey was smooth. When he returned to Yangmei Village, the scenery was naturally endless. Even Jiang and the family raised their heads, which was very honorable.
He was the uncle of Zhongxian County, and he was also of high rank. Qingping also had the highest rank of nobility. When the country squire and local tycoon heard about his return, they all came to visit him to curry favor with him. Gifts were delivered like a stream of water.
"Dad, you won't accept it, right?" Tian Minyan asked nervously, Luo Shi and the others also looked at him.
"Of course not. Your father and I are not stupid either. I remember everything you said!" Tian Huairen glared at her.
"Dad really didn't dare to accept it, and those people gave it to me forcefully. Later, dad got angry and threatened that anyone who wanted to give such a generous gift would be his mortal enemy, so those squires and rich men didn't dare to give it away, and instead gave him some local products and etiquette.
Tian Minrui said with a smile: "We all returned the gift."
Tian Minyan and Xiao Wu also laughed, and Xiao Wu said: "Dad, weren't you very majestic back then?"
Tian Huairen's face turned red, and he said a little embarrassedly: "I did manage to calm them down."
"Now that my father is also a famous person, they naturally fawn over them, but we won't accept things that shouldn't be accepted, so as not to be soft-handed and short-tongued. Even if we accept them, we will give them back the same value. What kind of treasures?
We don’t have ancient books in our family now, and even if we do, we don’t have many, but we will always have them in the future, let alone money.” Tian Minyan said with a smile.
"You are the weirdest one." Luo Shi poked her forehead with his finger and said, "Now there are rumors outside that you are the virgin who gathers wealth."
Tian Minyan stuck out her tongue, coughed and said: "What, isn't it just a Splendid Villa? It's still a few shares, it's not worth much."
"Don't tell me, the reputation of Jinxiu Villa has spread to Qingzhou. Even Fang Yu also asked me, how is Jinxiu Villa? Is it so fun? I want to come and see it!" Tian Minrui said cheerfully.
"Are Fang Yu and his family also moving to Kyoto?" Tian Minyan asked after hearing this.
Fang Yu's brother Fang Xian also passed the examination and was the second-place Jie Yuan. When I gave him the gift, I heard that I had known that I had deliberately answered a question wrong and that I would rather be a prostitute than Jie Yuan.
Now Fang Xian is staying in Beijing for an appointment. Unlike his gentle husband, in the Hanlin Academy, he went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to do state affairs.
"Mrs. Fang is old and has a long journey. She is not in good health now. She won't come for a while. Besides, brother Fang Xian has just become an official. He said that to avoid any trouble, he should wait for Mrs. Fang... I'm afraid he won't come here for a while.
It will be moved here when the time comes.”
After hearing this, Luo Shi and Tian Minyan knew what it meant. Luo Shi said: "If this is something, then Fang Xian will have Ding You."
For a moment, the conversation was silent, and Tian Minyan said: "If you don't talk about that, then Fang Yu has passed the examination as a scholar?"
"Yes, he won the last position. He won't take the exam anymore. Having this honor is enough. He has to follow Mrs. Fang to manage the family business." Tian Minrui said with a smile.
"That's fine, one can be an official and the other can manage business. If Fang Yu can pass the examination to be a scholar, it is also called having fame and fame, and it will be easier to do things." Luo Shi nodded and said.
Everyone thought this was fine. Tian Minyan asked again: "Dad, have all our household registrations been moved out?"
"If we move, we will send the documents to the Household Department Yamen tomorrow for filing." Tian Huairen said with a smile.
"My grandpa and the others didn't cause any trouble, did they?" Tian Minyan asked tentatively.
"Do you think there will be no trouble?" Tian Minrui smiled and said sarcastically: "The old lady made us cry again, from when we were just born to marrying a wife, and even talked about the time when you and I were born.
, not afraid of the severe cold, helped wash the diapers, and my hands were cracked by the cold."
After hearing this, Luo Shi sneered and said, "I'm not ashamed to say this. Did she have any excuses when you were born? If your aunt didn't help, I would have washed the diapers myself. What happened to her? Just look at it.
I thought you were twins and looked good-looking, so I took you out to show off in the cold weather. During the confinement period, I just ate an extra egg and said that no one else was as delicate as me and that I had a lot to talk about.
"
"Okay, it's all over. Why did you mention that matter?" Tian Huairen pulled her sleeves, a little embarrassed.
When Luo Shi talked about those bad things in the past, his eyes were red. He sniffed and stopped talking.
Seeing this, Tian Minyan gave some advice and said: "No, mother, you are rich now, don't keep thinking about the past, you won't make yourself miserable."
"Yes. I am very blessed to have children!" Luo Shi snorted.
Tian Minyan chuckled and said, "You will be even more blessed in the future. When my brother and Xiao Wu earn a first-grade life for you, everyone will envy you."
"Mom, don't worry, I will definitely earn you a first-grade life." Xiao Wu obediently got into Luo Shi's arms and said.
"Hey, good boy." Luo Shi kissed her lovingly and glanced at Tian Huairen who was laughing.
Seeing that the topic had been diverted, Tian Minyan asked again: "Then what happened next?"
"What can we do? It's still like that. It's impossible for Xiao Wu and I to always come back to take the exam. Besides, we also live in Kyoto. No matter what we say about the outside of this account, if it's unreasonable, we should move out." Tian Minrui said at the corner of his mouth.
Wei Wei coldly said, "The old lady just wants money."
"I made the decision and gave the two elders a hundred taels of silver, as a token of filial piety when we were not around." Tian Huairen said hurriedly, and looked at Luo Shi carefully, and said carefully: "Well, aren't we far away in Kyoto? This is not the case either.
To whomever you give it, even if you give it to the two elders, it can be regarded as our filial piety."
Luo Shi clicked his tongue and said angrily: "I also said that you are not allowed to be filial? Even if you don't give it, I will prepare it, so as not to say that we are enjoying wealth in Kyoto while my parents are eating hard steamed buns in the countryside.
People gossip."
Tian Huairen smiled coquettishly, scratched his head and said, "Aren't I afraid that you will say that I made my own decision without consulting you? You are our mistress."
"Go." Luo Shi blushed and glared at him.
When Tian Minyan and the others met, they all covered their mouths and laughed. The parents had a good relationship and didn't blush. How could the children be unhappy when they met? This is a harmonious family!
"Now that the old man and the others are back, no matter whether they come to live in Kyoto or not in the future, I will prepare the ceremonial gifts, clothes for the four seasons and the money that should be filial piety. Don't worry about it." Luo Shi said again.
"I know you are generous." Tian Huairen praised with a smile, then coughed and said: "Well, it's getting cold today. We won't go back to the countryside for a while. Two old people
They are getting older, so I asked them to move into our house for the winter, but it was empty anyway."
After Luo Shi and Tian Minyan heard this, the former frowned. Tian Minyan was not surprised at all. With Tian Huairen's temperament, it was not surprising that he would do this.
"My second uncle, are they willing?" Tian Minyan was a little curious about the attitude of her second uncle.
This second room is where they live. As soon as the old man and the others moved in, it was not so smooth with Jiang around. It was also not so smooth for Li to be the master of the house.
It’s just that my mother-in-law is easy to get along with, but she’s a no-nonsense person. Who wants to live with her?
Tian Huairen's face sank and he said: "Why don't you want to? If you don't want to, move out of my house. The house is our three-bedroom house. I have the final say who I want to live in."
Seeing his expression, Tian Minyan knew that he was really causing trouble, so she looked at Tian Minrui.
Seeing the gossipy look on her face, Tian Minrui shook his head and said slowly: "Second uncle and the others said that the family was separated. The old man also followed the eldest brother, so why did he live with the second brother? The second uncle even picked up Qiao.
When he came, he made very unpleasant remarks, and secretly pointed out that the old man and the others were not enjoying the blessings, but they wanted to come back to the poor and remote area of Yangmei Village to suffer, which made the old man angry. "
"Why are the two elders like this? It doesn't matter who the elders and the others follow when the family is separated. It's their will to live with each other. How can they kick out their son and daughter-in-law?" Luo Shi frowned after hearing this.
, thought for a while and then said with a stern face: "They shouldn't regard our house as their own, right?"
"Brother, what happened next?"
Tian Minrui glanced at Tian Huairen and said: "Our father got angry and told them to get out. This house is for the old man and the two of them to move out. The second uncle is also very stubborn, and he is the wife of the second uncle and Sanlang.
I was persuaded, but then I thought it was wrong, so I shamelessly begged dad to come."
"This man is just not satisfied." Luo Shi said with disgust.
"How can the old lady still let her second aunt dominate her?" Tian Minyan asked strangely.
"No way, you don't know what the old lady's temperament is. She originally followed the old man and followed him wherever he lived. After listening to the words of the second uncle and second aunt, she became stubborn and insisted on living there.
Come into our house." Tian Minrui said with a smile: "When you move in, who will be in the second room, mother, you also know, this is not a fight."
Luo Shi and Tian Minyan both laughed. That was natural. Li Shi was better, just sloppy, rough and lazy. Neither Ding Shi nor Jiang Shi were fuel-efficient lamps. Isn't this a big deal?
"Then your uncle and the others are trying to live in peace." Luo Shi shook his head and said, "Hey, did Brother Lin pass the exam?"
Tian Huairen looked unhappy, shook his head and said: "No, I don't think he is that good. His wife has two shops and a hundred acres of land. I advise the eldest brother, it is better to let him learn to manage the shop and the land."
Don’t worry about food and drink, it’s the right thing to teach the golden eggs well.”
Luo Shi sighed after hearing this and said, "His wife is smart. If we can really support each other, she will have a more spacious life than ordinary farmers."
"I think he is also a smart governor, but I have also caught Brother Lin tightly, and my sister-in-law is a little unhappy."
Luo Shi sneered and said, "What can she do if she's not happy? Her uncle is no longer an official, and Brother Lin's wife has not run away, so she can be regarded as a friendly person. She also thought that they would give her all the dowry.
Does it make sense?"
Tian Huairen also sighed and said, "I've also told my eldest brother about this. It's up to them to listen or not. We can't stretch our hands this long."
Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming dull again, Tian Minyan changed the topic and said, "Let's not talk about that. We can't pull them away for a lifetime. To put it bluntly, in fact, with our family's current status, in Qingping County, everyone
I don’t even dare to bully them with a wink. If they really strive for themselves, we won’t be unable to survive if we give them a little help.”
Don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face. With the status of Arita Minyan and others, others will not dare to provoke them easily. It depends on whether the second roommate of the big house understands this.
"That's exactly the truth." Luo Shi agreed.
"How is Sanlang doing now?" Tian Minyan asked.
Mentioning this San Lang, Tian Huairen felt a little relieved and said: "He is quite willing to work. This time when I went back, I saw that he has become much more stable. If he continues to be like this, the second wife should be able to get up."
Tian Minrui also nodded and said with a smile: "He used the money you gave him and his own wages to open a grocery store, and hired two workers to look after it. I think the business is doing well."
"Opportunities are fleeting if you don't seize them, and Saburo isn't stupid either." Tian Minyan smiled slightly.
"It's Erlang..."
Tian Minyan's smile immediately faded: "What's the matter?"
"I was lured to a gambling house by some guys and was tricked. I won once, but lost two or three times. After losing, the people in the gambling house went to the first floor to find them. I settled the knot and asked shopkeeper Feng to prepare
I gave him a gift to the man in the gambling house, saying that it was the boss’s order to see Erlang again and he would not let him go, but the gambling house still let him in." Tian Minrui said with a sneer.
Tian Minyan's face was gloomy and she said: "I'm afraid that the gambling house is interested in us and wants to catch big fish!"
"No, you dare to plot against us." Tian Minrui sneered and said, "I asked people to block the gambling house."
"Ah, what do you mean?"
Tian Minrui picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, and said calmly that he was just going the other way and went to play with a stranger. He accidentally discovered that there were carrion bones of "dead people" in the gambling house, which then attracted people from the Yamen.
That's all. Since there was a murder case, the Yamen naturally had to do something, so they naturally closed the case for investigation.
As for Erlang, Tian Mingrui trapped him in a woodshed without food or drink for several days, and only released him when he was only half alive. He told Sanlang that if Erlang did it again, he would be tied up and thrown into a deserted place, and he would be sent back after he recovered.
Tian Minyan and the others were stunned when they heard this. Xiao Wu hid in Luo Shi's arms and said, "It turns out that my brother is the black one."
"Why are you talking?" Luo Shi patted him angrily.
Tian Minyan agreed very much with Tian Minrui's approach. This is how Erlang wanted to teach him, and he would not shed tears until he saw the coffin.
The family chatted for a long time, and Luo asked about everyone he knew. It was not until little Yaya fell asleep that they dispersed and went back to their rooms to rest.
