After spring, tie Kui went to school. Mr. Xuetang is an old scholar. After 30 years of age, he didn't take the examination of the imperial examination. He realized that the imperial examination was hopeless before he opened this private school.
Farmers can't afford to read books, not only because they need to be put away, but also because they need money for writing, ink, paper and inkstone. Like tiekuijin's private school, it costs six liang of silver to be built in a semester.
Hearing that tie Kui is going to live at home, tie Hu angrily scolds: "aren't you fooling around? If you go to school, read well. Don't worry about the money, Dad can afford it. " In addition to the thirty-five taels of gold, there are more than thirty taels of silver. Now there is a field without buying food. He can earn enough money from hunting for tiekui.
"It's less than a quarter of an hour from the town, and I won't be late," tiekui said
"If you have this time, it's better to study more."
Tiekui shook his head and said, "you can study at home. Dad, even if I live at home, I won't delay my homework. "
Tiehu can't persuade tiekui. It's up to him.
Tiekui not only went home to live, but also took food to school. In this way, Chunxiang gets up before dawn to cook. Fortunately, there is a stove in my husband's place. When it's cold, you can cook.
The teachers are all partial to the students who study well. Although tiekui has converged, he has a good foundation. Learning at will surpasses other students.
This day, tie Kui went home early. Put down the book and go to the ground. Sure enough, I saw Chunxiang and Chunni busy as soon as I got to the ground.
"Why are you back so early today?" In the beginning, tiekui went to the school. When he came back, his father and daughter disagreed. But the father and daughter were persuaded by tie Kui.
Tiekui said, "Sir, I'm not feeling well. I've given us two days off." It is inevitable for people to get sick when they eat grains. The old scholar in the private school is the only one. He can only have a holiday when he is ill.
With that said, tiekui asked, "where's dad? Did you go to the fields? " Tiekui goes to school. Chunxiang and Chunni are girls' families. Iron tiger can't grow ten mu of land any more. So, when spring is busy, people are invited. When we receive food, we need to invite people.
Chunni shook her head and said, "no, I went hunting with father Li."
Eh, tiekui said, "isn't Libo saying that the mountain is too dangerous to hunt?"
Chunni said with a smile, "my uncle told my aunt to go hunting with my father. Don't worry." In fact, not only Aunt Li but also their sisters are at ease.
The Li family and the Tiejia family both have houses and land. It's very good for them to make money by hunting together. The reason why this method doesn't work is that iron tigers have to hunt to support their families. Nowadays, we don't have to worry about our livelihood, make less money, and put safety first.
In the evening, father Li and Iron Tiger came back carrying a boar of more than 200 Jin. Both of them didn't stop. They went straight to town and sold them. In the middle of the night, the two will come back.
The next day, tiekui asked Tiehu, "Daddy, why is Uncle Li going up the mountain to hunt with you?" It's also because he thought it was strange that he and his wife were too scared to go hunting on the mountain.
Iron Tiger said: "your daughter-in-law is pregnant again. Your uncle and aunt want to save more money for their grandson." For the sake of his children and grandchildren, Uncle Li took up employment again.
After hearing this, tiekui said, "Dad, it's not that your daughter-in-law is so jealous that we build houses and build land, and then encourage uncle to hunt with you for a share."
"How can you say that, you child. Don't you know how your uncle and aunt treat us? " Tiekui is good at everything, that is, sometimes he thinks people too bad.
Tiekui said: "uncle and aunt are very good to us, but Li Gui and his daughter-in-law are not necessarily." After several contacts, it was found that Li Gui's daughter-in-law was a person who didn't suffer at all. Li Gui, however, is the one who listens to his daughter-in-law most.
Iron Tiger explained: "the Li family is going to add some more, and your eldest uncle's field is not much, so he wants to make some money to supplement his family."
"Dad, I have no objection to Uncle Li hunting with you. But if the eldest uncle can't bear it, you can't agree with your son when he says he wants to hunt with you. " Uncle Li is older, but he has rich hunting experience. He went hunting with iron tiger with little effort, but he would never delay. But Li Gui went down the mountain seven years ago, and then didn't go up again. Besides, he didn't learn to hunt seriously. It's a burden to take him with him.
Iron Tiger smiled and nodded: "OK."
After breakfast the next day, Aunt Li came with matchmaker Chen.
Iron Tiger quickly let Chunni brew tea, and then brought some seasonal fruits and peanuts to greet.
"Matchmaker Chen said with a smile:" Shaoyong's daughter-in-law of Dazhang village wants to marry Chunxiang for the second in the family, so she specially entrusted me to say marriage
The distance from Dazhang village to the town is only a quarter of an hour, because many people will go to the town to do business, even if they don't do business, they will choose fruits and vegetables to sell. Therefore, the villagers in Dazhang village have a relatively comfortable life.
At present, matchmaker Chen also talked about the situation of Shao family. Shaoyong's family has 16 mu of farmland and 8 mu of dry land. There are three sons and two daughters in Shao's family. The eldest son has been married, and both daughters have been married. Now there is only the second son and the youngest son: "Shaoyong is a carpenter, and the eldest son works with him. Shaoyong's wife has always planted vegetables and sold them in the town. The second son works in the county medicine shop. He has two liang of silver a month. The youngest son is now studying in the town. " This time, what Chunxiang said is Shao mechanics, who works as a pharmacist.
Tiekui asked, "what's the job of Shao's second son in the drugstore? Do you want to study medicine with the doctor, or the guy in the drugstore? " There is a fundamental difference between the two.
Matchmaker Chen didn't expect tiekui to ask so carefully, but her reputation is not blown out, but accumulated over the years: "it's in the drugstore to help greet guests."
Iron tiger asked: "how is the child's character?"
Matchmaker Chen said with a smile, "if you have bad character, I dare not come to say that you are a relative. Shao Erlang's character and appearance are all first-class. However, the child has a high vision. He has talked a lot to him in the past two years, but he didn't look at any of them, so he can't wait to see his mother. "
Iron Tiger said: "why did the Shao family come to propose marriage?" If the second brother of Shao's family disagrees, he will be busy for nothing.
Matchmaker Chen said with a smile: "Chunxiang is beautiful and capable. Shaoyong's family has been interested in her for a long time, but they dare not come to propose marriage just because they are afraid the child doesn't agree. It's also a coincidence. Last time he went home from holiday, he helped his mother pick vegetables to sell in the town. That time qiaochunxiang also went, this is not the child at a glance in Chunxiang. So, it's destiny. " What Shao Yong's daughter-in-law's early love for Chunxiang is actually Shao mechanics's own love for Chunxiang, and then tell his mother.
Shao's mother asked for information. She knew Chunxiang was dignified and capable. Then Tiejia had a house and tiantiekui went to study in the town. She agreed.
Iron Tiger is also very motivated, but marriage is about a lifetime, can not only listen to the one-sided words of the matchmaker: "let's think about this, and reply you in two days."
Those who attach importance to their daughters will generally inquire about the situation of the man themselves before giving a reply. Matchmaker Chen said with a smile, "after all, marriage is a lifetime thing. I'll come back in two days." She is sure of the success of the marriage.
When going out, Tiehu gives matchmaker Chen a red envelope. It's a rule. Matchmakers have to work hard to get around. Otherwise, what people are so painstaking and laborious about is not the medium money.
The iron tigers have just moved down the mountain, and the people in the village are just familiar with them. People from other villages don't understand at all. So Tiehu asked dashuan's daughter-in-law to help him find out.
Tiekui said, "Dad, I had a classmate invite me to his house the other day. I agreed." He has a classmate who is from Dazhang village. He has a good relationship. To be exact, he has a good relationship with all his classmates. Not because of the good study, eye is higher than top. In the name of going to my classmate's house, I'm going to inquire about the situation of Shao's family. If I could see Shao Er, it would be better.
Shao Er didn't see it, but the situation of Shao's family is really as good as the matchmaker said.
Tiekui said: "Dad, Shaoer has a good reputation in Dazhang village. But both Shao's mother and Shao's eldest daughter-in-law are very smart. I'm afraid she will be angry if she marries Shao's wife. "
"Smart is not afraid. Just be reasonable." Finish saying, Iron Tiger sighed a way: "kuizi, we pick others, but others also pick us. This is a good choice. Choose a good day for him to come. At that time, it will be as good as the matchmaker said. Let's make it up! " Jin's being shut down had already affected Chunxiang's family affairs. In addition, many people believe that women follow their mother. Jin always likes to take things from her husband's family to mend her parents' home. People are also worried that Chunxiang and Chunni will always mend her parents' home.
Fortunately, Tiejia has Tian Youfang and Tiehu are good at hunting. Otherwise, Shao's mother would not agree with this marriage.
Tiekui heard what he said, and didn't say anything more.
When the matchmaker got permission, she went to the Shao family to report her happiness. The two families said a day, matchmaker Chen will Shao mother and Shao mechanics two people led over.
Shao mechanics looks very ordinary, which can't be found in the pile. It's totally out of line with what the matchmaker said. It's not smart, but it's also easy. It's also normal. If you're not smart, you can't do the job of greeting guests.
Tiehu asked Shao mechanics some questions and got satisfactory answers.
Matchmaker Chen has been saying good things.
Looking at the look of Tiehu, tiekui knew his attitude and asked: "after all, the job done in the drugstore is not a long-term plan, and I don't know what Shao Erge plans to do in the future?" Others think it's a very proud thing to be able to find a job in the county and have two liang of silver every month. Unfortunately, tiekui is not among them.
Shao's mother was not happy when she heard this. Listen to this tone, it seems that you can't see that your son is a waiter. Several of these ten li eight townships can earn two liang of silver a month.
Before she came, the matchmaker told Shao mechanics that tie Kui had a say at home. If he can't satisfy tiekui, even Tiehu and Chunxiang are useless.
"In the past two years, I've also been learning how to identify and process medicinal materials," Shao said. In the future, they may grow their own herbs, or they may collect them and make them by themselves. " He also knew that this work could not be done all the time, so he was also thinking about the way out.
Tiekui asked, mainly to see if Shao mechanics has any plans for the future. If we take one step at a time, he will definitely disagree with the marriage. Fortunately, Shao was very satisfied with his performance.
Tie Kui nodded: "since Shao Er Ge is working as a doctor in the drugstore, I think I should know that it is very harmful for the woman to get married and have children too early."
Hearing this, Shao's mother's face sank immediately. What do you mean by that? It's true that the iron family plans to keep the spring fragrance