Zhou Liwei: "...Sister-in-law, are so many people going to the capital?"
It costs a lot, right?
Man Bao didn't take it seriously, "What's the point? Our family has a shop there, and we earn a lot of money. The capital is very big, and there are many more books there than in the county. Every time we go to the book shop, we get new ones.
Books, I heard that the teachers in the school are also very good. It’s okay to rent a house and live in a house with poor food and clothing. You can make money by practicing your calligraphy and copying some books. If you learn your skills, how much money can you make in the future?”
This is also the most important reason why Man Bao wants to take San Tou out to study.
In bookstores in the county, if I go there every other month, I may not get two new books. Sometimes, new books will appear only half a year ago.
But the bookstores in the capital were different. Manbao and the others went there every once in a while and asked if there were any new books. The bookstore not only had copied anthologies that had never been seen before, but also even miscellaneous books that had been engraved.
Not to mention some manuscripts and papers that were circulated privately. Bai Shan made a paper from their Guozixue teacher out of curiosity and sold it to a bookstore, making a lot of money.
Reading, reading, books are the most important, and your husband is also very important.
Man Bao waved to his nephews and nieces and said, "Go ahead. You make money just for spending it. You will also make money later."
Si Tou became happy when he heard this. He was not anxious about leaving home. After all, so many of his family members were in the capital.
In the courtyard across from them, the adults were talking about Man Bao's marriage.
This afternoon Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Xiao Qian went to the Bai family and mentioned Zhou Yin's relationship with the Xia family. Mrs. Liu had promised to give a child the surname of Manbao's mother in the future.
Qian said: "Mrs. Liu is generous and we won't hold back. This marriage is already settled. Our two families will make it official after Daya comes back."
Xiao Qian had already known about it a long time ago, but this was the first time for the others to hear about it, and they were still in a daze for a while.
Zhou Lang was the most reluctant to give up, and said coquettishly: "Mom, Man Bao is still young, is it too early to decide?"
Qian glanced at him and said: "The two children are getting older, and there is also the second young master Bai in the middle. It will be easier for Manbao to come in and out, so why not?"
Zhou Lang was so sleepy that he didn't speak.
But he felt that his sister was still young.
When Man Bao was a child, the person who took care of her the most was Xiao Qian, followed by Zhou Lang.
Maybe it was because Zhoulang was naughty. Although Manbao always disliked him for gambling and causing trouble for the family when he was a child, the two brothers and sisters were very close friends.
But it was obvious that Man Bao's marriage was not something he could interfere with. Qian agreed, and Lao Zhoutou did not object. Even Xiao Qian thought it was good, so the matter was settled.
After talking about the most important thing, Qian asked Zhou Lang about buying tea. Xiao Qian felt that this topic was not suitable for them to talk about, so she went to find Manbao and the others.
The Feng family and others were still in a daze, so Man Bao's marriage was settled so easily?
In the blink of an eye, the children have grown up.
But if you think about it carefully, the people who are most suitable for Man Bao are indeed the Bai family. They know the truth and don't tell the truth. They grew up as childhood sweethearts.
The family stayed together in two courtyards until midnight. Zhou Dalang took out the firecrackers and lit them himself. When the firecrackers were finished, everyone went back to their houses to sleep.
The whole village slept in the next day, and the old Zhou family was no exception.
Man Bao stretched out his hands from the bed to stretch himself out, and then stood up after lying on the bed for a while.
She opened the door and went out to take a look, and found that the yard was quiet. She was the first one to get up in the small yard here.
She took her wooden basin and went to the courtyard to fetch water. Only then did she realize that the stove was also cold and no one seemed to be getting up.
Man Bao scratched her head and looked up to the east in the direction of the rising sun. She felt uneasy. She also looked at the time carefully and found that it was indeed almost the right time.
Why does sister-in-law get up so late?
But when I think about it, the family has been busy since the 28th. Da Ya got married on the 29th. Yesterday, she had a busy day to celebrate the New Year and deal with the aftermath. I guess the adults in the family were very busy.
Man Bao could only put down the wooden basin, fetch water himself and go into the kitchen to light a fire to boil water.
There was no hay in the kitchen to start the fire. She turned around and went to the woodshed to find hay. Suddenly she heard something moving at the door.
Man Bao turned his head and looked around. He didn't hear the knock on the door, so he was a little curious.
As she walked over, she asked Keke, "Did you hear any movement at the door?"
Keke didn't answer her. Manbao had already walked to the door, pulled out the bolt and opened the door...
Bai Shan raised his hand with an embarrassed smile on his face, as if he was about to knock on the door. He obviously didn't expect that the person who opened the door would be Man Bao, so he was stunned for a moment.
Man Bao stood inside the door and asked with a smile, "Why are you here so early?"
Bai Shan put down his hand and stood outside the door with an embarrassed smile: "I got up early and wanted to come over to wish you a happy birthday, so I came over."
Man Bao exclaimed, "You got up so early. I just got up and haven't washed up yet."
Bai Shan stared at her face and said after a while: "I didn't sleep much last night."
Man Bao blinked.
Bai Shan knew at a glance that she didn't know yet, so he pursed his lips and smiled and said: "Grandma told me last night that our two families have already agreed on the marriage. After the third day of the lunar new year, grandma will invite a matchmaker to come to our house to arrange marriage.
Grandma wants to invite Mr. Do you think that’s okay?”
Man Bao's face turned red, he stood on tiptoe inside the door, nodded slightly and said: "Of course, you, your grandmother and mother agreed?"
Bai Shan nodded and said, "I agreed."
If Zhou Yin and his wife had not met Bai Qi, or had not helped them, they might have had many children now, and the Xia family would not have been in danger of severing their bloodline.
So when Mrs. Qian mentioned it, Mrs. Liu agreed. The negotiation process between the two families was very friendly, and both parties agreed. Mrs. Liu told Bai Shan last night.
Bai Shan was so happy that he didn't sleep for half the night. He woke up at dawn in the morning. After washing, he read two texts in the yard. He ran over because he couldn't help it anymore.
Who knew that the village that used to be so lively would be so quiet today, with not a single person there so early in the morning.
As long as there were people at home and they were awake, the gates in the village were rarely closed. As a result, few doors were open along the way.
Lao Zhou's house didn't open the door either.
He knew that his family had not gotten up. He lingered outside the door for two quarters of an hour. Two villagers who had woken up early passed by. He couldn't help but leaned on the door to listen. He seemed to hear some movement.
That's when I wanted to knock on the door.
As a result, the door opened as soon as I raised my hand.
At this time, Bai Shan, who shared the good news with Man Bao, couldn't help but grin at her, and Man Bao smiled at him too.
The two of them, one inside the door and the other outside, just stared at each other and had fun for a long time.
Lao Zhoutou felt lightheaded because of his age. When he came out and saw it, he couldn't help coughing twice.
Bai Shan came back to his senses in an instant, and quickly passed Man Bao and Lao Zhoutou to salute, "Good morning, uncle."
Lao Zhoutou said "hmm", looked up at the little sun in the east, and asked, "You're here so early?"
Bai Shan's face turned red and his ears felt hot. He made an excuse and said, "I'm here to borrow a book from Man Bao."
Lao Zhoutou groaned in his heart, "Young man, don't you know who came here when you were young?"