Let's say that the second son and his wife returned to the room. Mrs. He checked that no one was outside and closed the door. She saw her two sons sleeping soundly on the kang, kissed them twice, and saw Gu Chengyi, fully clothed, lying beside the kang.
Recalling what happened in the main room just now, Ms. He was still frightened. She glanced at Gu Chengyi carefully, seeing that he didn't speak, and she was afraid that he would still blame her for what happened just now.
"Baby's father, you know how to play favorites. He usually favors the younger ones, but now he has given birth to another one. I see, he is even more of a treasure. This mother-in-law fell down on her own, and she still relies on me.
, my family is not one of those poor people in the village who can’t afford to eat, so why do we have to save so much? We can’t even have a full meal. We are so busy working in the world, and we still have to drink the wild vegetable pimple soup for every meal, and we are going to be starved. Let me tell you,
You are reluctant to let us eat. Those are still young, and my mother keeps a small stove for them every day, just because I want you and the eldest brother to work as cattle and horses for them!"
Mrs. He waited for a while, but when she saw that Gu Chengyi had not spoken a word yet, he started complaining, and was not convinced by the punishment just now.
"Okay, it's always your fault. If you weren't greedy, why would you have so many things? Besides, just eat it yourself and give it to Da Ya. If you eat one piece, you will lose one piece.
If you don't see it, won't you find that there are less eggs later? Dad has made a big fuss this time. I beg you, please don't cause trouble recently. Otherwise, I won't care about you next time." Gu Laoer was impatient.
Di replied that he was already tired enough from working on weekdays, but he had to deal with these trivial matters when he came back.
"Didn't I think that if I ate it secretly, Da Ya would see it and complain? Besides, if I give her a bite, if there is less, wouldn't it be said that Da Ya ate it? Who knows that mother will come in at that time?
?" Mrs. He still feels aggrieved. The third and fourth eggs can be eaten, and even Gu Wan's shabby girl movie can be eaten, but she can't eat it?
I only get some meat during the holidays, and I have forgotten what eggs taste like. Then I think about it, it’s not right!
"What? I gave birth to two big fat boys for your old Gu family. I have no merit but hard work, right? Can you really divorce me? No way. I tell you Gu Chengyi, don't be stupid, you think you divorced me
, can you find a young and beautiful one? I’m afraid that your good father won’t even be willing to find you a wife by then.”
Mr. He was furious, thinking that Gu Chengyi could really be so cruel that he didn't want her, and she felt miserable in her heart.
"I'm just saying this, how can I not want you? This time, my mother suffered a loss and she has to make up for it. Just do it. I won't be able to save you then." Gu Chengyi was also a little irritable.
The work here is so hard that I can't even get up my energy. I have to eat or drink. I don't have a good attitude towards Mr. He at the moment.
Mrs. He was really a little impatient when looking at Gu Chengyi, and she didn't dare to say anything more, but there was one more thing in her heart that she had to ask clearly.
"My dad, did you see the jade pendant that the monk gave to dad yesterday? Is that jade worth anything? We have been busy all year and haven't seen much money at the end of the year. It would be great if we could exchange it for silver."
"I don't know whether it's good or bad, but it doesn't look cheap. It looks better than what Mr. Zhao in the village wears."
"What? Why did you give this rented thing to our father? It's going to be distributed. Maybe the jade can be exchanged for some copper coins!" He's eyes seemed to be full of copper coins. It was going to be distributed. As for why it was.
Copper coins, not silver, because I dare not think about it. After living for so many years, I have never received any silver, and the most common thing I have seen is copper plates.
Gu Chengyi glanced at He who was daydreaming.
"Don't think blindly. That jade is really good, but it's a pity that it's broken. There are a few cracks on it, and it's only half a piece. How can it be valuable?" Gu Chengyi felt regretful when talking about this. "Ah? I'm just saying,
If it's really worth that old nose's money, would the monk give it to dad? Hey! I didn't look at the jade. Do you think it's still valuable if it's broken?" He beat his chest and wanted to sell the jade immediately.
"Don't think about that jade. That jade belongs to Lao Wu. The master thinks he is an eminent monk. You went to the kitchen and didn't see it. My mother hasn't given birth yet, but he knows that she is giving birth to a son. He also said that Lao Wu will come."
Neng Guangzong Yaozu, what else he said, I didn't understand, that's what it meant anyway. Master, the jade belongs to Lao Wu, and it originally belonged to Lao Wu. He said that it was returned to the original owner, so you want to sell the jade, Dad
It's definitely not allowed, so don't act like a monster just because you have nothing to do." Gu Chengyi gave He a warning look, the jade was broken, and it wasn't very valuable after all. If he suggested selling it, he wouldn't be able to get the money for it.
Makes parents angry.
"Is there still this thing? I don't know if it's true or not. Dad, can't this be someone my mother found from somewhere to deceive us? To bring glory to our ancestors?" He said with a look of disbelief.
"Why are you so blind? Do you think my mother will know that she is giving birth to a baby today? If my fifth brother is really successful in the future, we can always take advantage of it, right?"
Gu Chengyi was also dubious. How much future could a farm boy have? Isn't he just digging in the fields? But he thought that if the fifth brother became really prosperous, he would never forget that he was a brother.
"Come on? He's just a little baby now, and you're really pointing your fingers at him? If you don't have that time, you might as well think about how to earn a few more coins! You gave me all the money you paid for doing work in the town last time.
After you lost your parents, why didn’t you keep a few more? Just five of them?”
Seeing that the jade pendant could not be exchanged for money, Mr. He thought of Gu Chengyi who went to town to do part-time work a few days ago. He carried goods on the riverside dock for half a month and handed them all in when he came back. He had been busy in the fields the past few days.
, Gu Chengyi fell asleep after eating and didn't have time to ask.
"The work of carrying goods was only fifteen cents a day. After carrying it for exactly half a month, it was all counted. Those five coppers were an extra reward given by Shopkeeper Zhou when he saw that my elder brother and I were honest in our work. Otherwise, these five coppers
There's not much left, even five cents is a lot, what's wrong? If you think it's too little, I'll give it to dad." Gu Chengyi said angrily and stood up.
In fact, shopkeeper Zhou only rewarded the eldest brother with this money because he worked hard. He was an average worker, and although he was not lazy, he would not put in any effort. He was more honest because of his honesty, so shopkeeper Zhou was satisfied with it, so he rewarded him again. However,
, Gu Chengyi won't say it out loud, men always want to save face, and don't want his mother-in-law to know that he got the reward from his eldest brother. Seeing that she still thinks it's too little now, and she wouldn't get a penny in return, it just hits the sore spot for He.
, it became popular.
"Aren't I just talking? How can it be too little? I know you work hard. Yesterday, I brought two nests in the kitchen. I almost let my sister-in-law see it. It's such hard work and you don't have enough to eat. You can't help but collapse.
"Eat one for you and one for the two kids." Ms. He was actually asking too much. She also knew that Shopkeeper Zhou, who went to the dock to carry the work, was an old acquaintance of her father-in-law. He knew how many days he had worked and how many coppers he had earned.
It's not okay to keep it privately. Those five copper coins were thought to be a private job taken over by the baby's father!
Gu Chengyi was originally angry in his heart, but when he saw the steamed bun in He's hand, his anger dissipated. After all, he was still thinking about him.
Mrs. He also feels sorry for the men in her family. In this world, women have to depend on men to survive. What's more, there are two children in the family, and it is not easy to raise them up.
"You should take a rest. The work in the fields is not finished yet, and we will go to the fields soon." He handed one of the steamed buns in his hand to Gu Chengyi, turned around and put the other one on the table next to the kang, and took the bowl.
Cover it and eat when the baby wakes up.
Watching Gu Chengyi rest, Mrs. He thought for a moment and walked to the corner of the room. Facing the wall full of potholes, she dug out a loose brick, eighth from the left, and took out the contents.
This was a bunch of copper coins, about a hundred or so. I counted the copper coins and couldn't stop the corners of my mouth from raising. After I counted them, I touched the copper coins again, and then reluctantly put them into the wall again.
In the hole, plug it with adobe bricks. When you see that it is no different from the adobe wall next to it, you can go out safely.