The carriage back to Qingyang Town did not leave until noon. Lin Yutong and Fourth Master had half a day to stroll around the county town.
The two of them went directly to the street closest to the county school. Most of the bookstores, calligraphy and painting shops were opened here.
A set of history books costs fifty-eight taels of silver. No wonder supporting scholars can make people bankrupt. It is really expensive.
Looking at the clothes the two of them were wearing, the young man didn't look like someone who could afford a book. However, he still smiled and said: "This book was easily found by our shopkeeper. It is the treasure of the store. There is absolutely no problem in preserving it."
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Lin Yutong brought a small gold bar and then bought the set of books.
After leaving the store, Lin Yutong quickly put the book back into the space. The two of them had basically completed their mission to the county town.
We arrived at the car shop, had lunch, and planned to go back.
But Saburo didn't want to take the car he came in, so he hired a carriage with a carriage.
Lin Jishi and Zhu's faces turned dark. There is no carriage shed, it is open. It's okay for a man and a woman to sit in the same car. But now, there is only a little space for my niece and two uncles to squeeze in.
It's not okay to be together, even if the son-in-law follows. It's too rude.
Isn't it said that Yin Sanlang is a scholar? Where is Li? He has read the book to his stomach.
My family originally had a carriage, but because we couldn't be crowded together, we didn't ask for a carriage. What happened?
Zhu said: "We have a lot of things to take home, let's go separately." As she said that, she saw that Shuan Zhu had already gone to ask someone to drive the car.
Sanlang and Erlang then got into the hired carriage and left first.
Erlang got into the driveway: "It's true that the Lin family has a carriage. Why didn't they ask their carriage to give us a ride last night?"
Sanlang rolled his eyes at Erlang, "I said I have to go out to do business, so naturally I have to avoid suspicion. I don't blame them. This is what more discerning people do."
Erlang nodded in understanding.
Lin Jishi and Zhu didn't have anything to bring. They only had candied fruits and snacks from the county town, which they could take back as snacks for the elderly. They didn't take up much space.
It's really nice not to have to squeeze in with others.
The two leaned against each other in the carriage and slept for a while. Since they had something to bring for the Lin family, they naturally went to the Lin family first. The driver and the carriage were repaired at the Lin family overnight before returning to the county town the next day.
After saying a few words to Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Jin urged the two of them to go back. "Your family is also waiting for you. Come back when you have time."
The courtyard of the Yin family was filled with joy.
"I said, our San Lang has a lot of potential. Look, these twenty taels of silver are not all earned by San Lang." The old lady said cheerfully to everyone: "You always say that I favor San Lang.
, can I not be biased? Which of you has ever earned me so much money, and so many things..."
A silver hairpin for the old lady, a silver bracelet for Yin Youniang. For Mrs. Mei and her twin daughters, one piece of clothing material for each. A silver ring for each of Mrs. Qian and Mrs. He, and a silver ring for Mrs. Lin Yutong and Mrs. He.
Mr. Song, who is not at home, has a pair of silver earrings. They are thin and thin things, not worth much, but they are quite good at coaxing people.
They also gave Yin Tao, Yin Xing and Yin E, the daughter of the eldest daughter Mei to the Yin family, each with a hairpin on their head.
But it was not given to Fan alone.
"You bastard, why didn't you give it to your wife?" the old lady said with a smile.
Sanlang glanced at Mrs. Fan and said, "It's best for my wife. I can't let you see it. I'm afraid that you and my little wife will be jealous."
The old lady laughed loudly, and then a smile appeared on Fan's face.
Lin Yutong and Fourth Master had dinner and followed Yin Laoer and Qian back to the house.
The fourth master gave the ten taels of silver to Qian, "You keep it."
Qian shook his head and gave the money to Lin Yutong. Lin Yutong refused, "Our house is not safe. You should keep it."
Lin Yutong returned home that day and found that someone had entered the house. This time, she bought a lock and the door of the house still had to be locked.
Yin Laoer nodded, "Here is the child, you take it. Where is the saving?" He asked the fourth master in a low voice, "You three brothers have shared a lot in private?"
The fourth master did not elaborate, "It's all the same. Once you see it, you get a share. As for how he got the money, I don't ask. I know more and have more things to do."
Only then did Yin Laoer look at the Fourth Master in surprise, "You've really got your head around it."
It was sunny for two consecutive days, and people were able to go out into the fields.
Sorghum, corn, and peanuts can all be harvested.
As Yin Laoer packed up the farm tools, he said to the old man: "We don't have much land, but we have enough people. Let's ask Silang and his wife to collect the crops in the dowry field. We must hurry up while the weather is good."
The old lady came out of the main room and said, "First we finished harvesting the land at home. With so many people in the family, we collected the five acres of land in a long time. We brought it back to dry it together to save trouble."
Yin Laoer curled his lips, knowing that the old lady wanted to take the five acres of grain into her home.
But why? It was the wife's dowry and could only be used by Shiro's wife. If the family wanted to take advantage of it, there was no way.
He chuckled and said, "When did Sanlang's wife hand over all her dowry furniture? When did the produce in that field belong to our family?"
The old lady held the shoe sole in her hand and threw it towards Yin Laoer, "You bastard...you unfilial son..."
Yin Laoer chuckled, gritted his teeth and sharpened the knife, and said softly: "You can always scold me? Who used the eighteen taels of silver I earned to buy her eldest son a look that looks like a dog?
In order to worship a famous teacher, if you don't marry me a wife, I will earn my own money to marry a wife. As a result, I went to work as a escort, and with the money I worked hard to make a good suit of clothes for your eldest son. I used half a bag of old grain to change it for me.
A mute daughter-in-law has come back. You can scold her, but everyone in the world will know what kind of character your eldest son is. Just stop..."
The old lady's throat seemed to be strangled, and she couldn't make a sound for a while. Over the years, whenever she was unhappy, she would bring up this old incident and mention it. But this matter happened to be her fault.
The eldest son's future was important, so she just misappropriated the money and thought of making up for it later. But the second son, a slut, found the great scholar and cried and complained about his grievances at the door. The gentleman who caused the trouble was not even seen.
The eldest brother and his clothes were also thrown into the stove by the second eldest son in the middle of the night, and burned completely. Then she became angry and married him a mute wife.
From then on, mother and son were at loggerheads.
The old man was smoking a dry cigarette and said, "Ask Mr. and Mrs. Shiro to collect it. Our family has enough. If you have some free time, please help your father-in-law. Our family is in the wrong in this marriage."
Only then did Yin Laoer stop his murmurings and glanced at the old lady proudly.
In the side room, Mrs. Fan carefully glanced at Sanlang who was leaning on the bedside, and whispered: "It's not a big deal if this family is so noisy. The family tradition is also very important."
Sanlang's heart was not at home. After listening to Fan's words, it took him a long time to say: "The old lady is yelling, what do you think we should do? Move to the city?"
"In the city?" Mrs. Fan shook her head, "In the city, a small courtyard will cost several hundred taels of silver. If it's in the town, it'll be fine."
Sanlang turned his head and asked, "How much money does a house in this town cost?"
"One hundred taels can have a yard where the waiter can enter." Mrs. Fan came closer to Sanlang, "You gave me thirty taels that day and told me to keep it. Let's find a way to scrape it together, buy a yard, and move out.
.With such noise, my husband can’t study.”
She had her own concerns in her heart. Instead of this man constantly staring at Xiao He and Mei, it would be better to avoid these two people from a distance. If they stay in the same yard all day long and never look up, something will happen sooner or later.
Sanlang held the book in his right hand and touched the palm of his left hand, "You only have thirty taels of silver, and you want to do something that can only be done with one hundred taels. Please tell me, what are your ideas?"
Mrs. Fan lowered her head and smiled: "Looking at what my husband said, there is no separation now. If we buy a house, it is for the whole family. We are just living there temporarily. We will add thirty taels in private, plus what the husband gave to my grandmother before."
Twenty taels, this is fifty taels. As long as I can add half more to my family, I can buy a house, so why not?"
Sanlang then turned to look at Mrs. Fan. This wife was really evil. "Do you want your family to sell their grain and buy us a house?"
"Why are you buying a house for us? That house is still the family's property." Mrs. Fan glared.
Sanlang thought in his heart, your father is a county captain, it is very difficult for others to change documents such as house deeds and land deeds in private. If you want to change it, it is only a matter of one sentence. Even if you just hand in one sentence to the clerk,
It's settled. Anyway, the house's surname is still Yin, it's just that it belongs to the big house.
He was wary in his heart, feeling that this wife was really mean-spirited. On the other hand, he also felt that it was more convenient for him. Apart from anything else, he just couldn't bear the food at home. No matter how much preferential treatment he was given, it wouldn't be enough.
How much better.
"All the food at home is sold, and it's not worth much." Sanlang shook his head, "The least valuable thing is food. Having twenty or thirty taels of silver is worth the sky."
Mrs. Fan pursed her lips and smiled, then suddenly changed the subject and said: "Speaking of which, my sister-in-law is not young anymore. Is there a suitable family for her?"
Sanlang narrowed his eyes, "That's not true. Why, do you have a suitable person to talk to?"
Mrs. Fan covered her mouth and smiled: "I just got married, so I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to rashly propose marriage to my elders. But they are a good family. Lord Zhizhou, this family status is not low, right?"
Sanlang's pupils shrank suddenly, these girls are too poisonous. The second son of Feng Zhizhou's family heard that he was dying and was looking for someone to celebrate...
In order to buy a yard, he had gone through so much trouble, even leading a sixteen-year-old girl to a dead end. Saburo's heart couldn't stop trembling. At this moment, he finally knew what the most poisonous woman's heart is.