Wearing the cannon fodder little koi in the imperial examination essay

Ten days later, all the labor force confiscated this time from the top and bottom of the county arrived at the construction site, and Zhao Butou, who was in charge of escorting, also returned home in a hurry. The wages were paid to Song Xinglin to settle the bill, and he led Goro, who had gained a lot of weight these days, and the father and son went home together.

At this time, the sky is getting colder and colder, but their business of baking cakes is still good.

Although the cold weather has some influence on this, it can't stand Yu Su talking about hunger marketing. There is only a limited amount of roasts every day, and it's a fresh meal. Yu Su and Song Xiahe are very busy every day, and Song Xiahe doesn't even have time. Go see off your father and younger brother.

They also don't care about what kind of conflicts and fights will break out at home when the father and son return home? Will there be a fight? They are busy right now, they must be busy buying winter clothes.

Song Xinglin used to be pitiful. He still wore the new clothes given by Yu Su when he got married. Yu Su didn't even see the winter clothes. Not to mention going out to school, even going out to go hunting in the mountains, he had to make new ones and continue to wear new ones. cotton.

In the past, Song Xinglin could get food, money and clothes in private, he was so miserable, let alone his second sister Song Xiahe.

It was Yu Su who discovered that when it was cold, the second sister always wore the two autumn clothes she made for her. After she hadn't changed into the winter clothes, she asked the second sister one after another to find out that her unlucky third aunt was actually patriarchal. Became like that.

Looking at the second sister's cubicle closet, where even a small corner could not be filled with two patched summer clothes, Yu Su suddenly understood and was furious.

"Second sister, where are your clothes? Where are the trousers I gave you before? And the fabric I gave you to make clothes? Didn't the third uncle send you clothes on purpose? Why can't you see any of them? ", spent a long time sending a lonely?
Because they are in the imported food business, Yu Su asked them to dress neatly and cleanly, so he also asked the second sister to change and wash their clothes frequently.

As a result, I always find that my second sister repeatedly wears the two clothes I made for her, and I have never seen her wear other clothes, even if it is cold or raining, the two clothes cannot be dried after washing. It couldn't be replaced, and the second younger sister would rather put the wet clothes on her body than wear her own.

In the past, Yu Su didn't think much about it, she always thought that little girls love beauty and new clothes, it's her nature, she doesn't want to wear the old clothes, she would rather suffer some crimes than be beautiful, after all, sometimes she is like that, so She didn't take it to heart, after all, she wanted to leave space for her second sister and pay attention to her personal privacy, and she had a lot of work every day, so she didn't think about it at all.

In the end, why didn't she think too much?The truth told herself that she was definitely thinking too much.

Where is the second sister who would rather be cold and look good in order to wear new clothes?This baby has no clothes to wear at all!

Just put these two bodies in the closet, the second younger sister usually wears the tattered homemade clothes that go out to hunt pigweed and work at home, not to mention the wrong season, even if it is right, she can't wear it to sell baked cakes, okay?
Furious and helpless, Yu Su had no choice but to buy double the amount of new cotton. He spent several taels of silver and made two sets of cotton jackets and trousers for his second younger sister.

On the day when she got the clothes, the second younger sister held the clothes and hugged her crying. After that, the little girl worked harder, and sometimes Yu Su felt distressed when she saw it, so let her slow down. Will do it quietly behind my back.

Seeing that the family had to buy even an onion to eat, Song Xiahe, who couldn't be idle, went to the street to pick up two broken baskets, filled them with soil, placed them outside the kitchen on the eaves, planted onions and garlic, and the family had enough to eat up.

The days slipped by like running water, and before you knew it, it was the end of the year.

It is said that children and children, don't be greedy, after Laba is the new year.

As the footsteps of the New Year approached, the business of Yu Su's small scholar baked cake stand became more and more lively, and the money boxes he brought home every day became heavier and heavier.

Now that you go out to do business every day, and you earn money every day, it is not convenient to store so many copper coins at home. Yu Su and Song Xinglin have already agreed to keep some copper coins for change on hand, which is fixed once every ten days. , Send all the remaining copper coins to the ticket number to exchange for silver.

Business has been good at the end of the year, and Tongyang County is as lively as a market every day. People from all over the world are rushing to the city to buy new year's goods. In addition, Song Xinglin Academy is also on winter vacation. There are plenty of people and the streets are lively. Su Rarely made several extra barrels of pulp every day, and the small stall lasted until the afternoon. One can imagine how many copper coins they received.

Yu Su had to exchange the tenth day for the fifth day, and there were more copper coins than usual. On the twentieth day, they closed the stall and went home early. When they got home, the three of them couldn't take care of cooking, so they closed the door , the three of them started counting money in the outhouse.

"Two hundred and eighty-three, two hundred and eighty-four, two hundred and eighty-five...Little brother, the last pile has two hundred and ninety-one coins, including the six taels and seven pennies here, my dear! Elder brother, second younger sister, in the past five days, we managed to get thirteen taels and two hundred and ninety-one cash with interest, God!"

Yu Su, who was in charge of keeping some money, was stunned to see what he had gained in the past five days, but Song Xinglin, who was beside him, was amused, and couldn't help but rubbed Yu Su's little head with his hand and laughed.

"Yuyu, you don't even look at it. Although there is no market in the city recently, it is more lively than the market every day. The folks below have started to buy new year's goods. Good business is inevitable, and you have added so much. They even started selling baked cakes in the afternoon, it’s normal to have this kind of money.”

"That's right." Yu Su nodded again and again, agreeing with his little husband's statement, looking at the broken silver and copper plates on the table, Yu Suhao waved his hand angrily.

"It's been so busy recently, everyone has worked hard. We won't cook tonight. Later, little brother, you can take two hangs of money and go to a restaurant to order two good dishes."

As the saying goes, if you want a horse to run, you have to feed the horse good grass. I know this well, and I am determined to reward everyone, including myself.

And that's not counting, she pushed a pile of scattered copper plates that were too late to Song Xinglin's front and back, and her paws touched the money on the side. Old Song's family's urination, thinking of giving these to the second sister, the weight is too big for her to hide, so Yu Su's little paw decisively touched the silver coin on the side, and directly took about a tael into Song Xiahe's hand Rise.

"Hey, Second Sister, you've worked hard. This is your reward for Second Sister. It's not included in your wages. Take it well."

Facing Su's sudden attack, Song Xiahe was startled at first when he felt the cold coin in his hand, and then felt ashamed, as if the coin was hot, he hurriedly stuffed the coin into Su's hand.

"Second sister-in-law, why are you giving me money! I don't want rewards, second sister-in-law, you give me that old salary every month. You gave me all the money in advance at the beginning of this month. I can't ask for this anymore. .”

Just kidding, I am such an older person, no matter how capable I am in the mouth of my elder brother and sister-in-law, thinking that her father can't get a tael of silver's wages a month, what can I do?
Song Xiahe repeatedly refused, but Yu Su refused to let her go, and stuffed back the coin that Song Xiahe had thrown back. At such a young age, Yu Su acted like a sister-in-law, and educated her older sister with a tigerish face.

"Wages are wages, and rewards are rewards. How can anyone dislike those who have a lot of money? You are stupid! Second sister, you are grown up now, and the little girl has to keep some money for herself. People are not as good as I have, and you have to rely on yourself to forge iron." , You can live with self-respect if you don’t ask for help when your pockets are bulging, hurry up, second sister, you are obedient, hurry up and take it.”

Song Xiahe knew very well that the second sister-in-law was absolutely thinking about her own good and her own consideration from the bottom of her heart, but she couldn't pretend to be ignorant and suck the blood of her brother and sister-in-law shamelessly.

After all, brother and sister-in-law are good enough to me, even better than my own parents. If I don't refuse anyone who comes, isn't she, Song Xiahe, a white-eyed wolf?

Song Xiahe, who doesn't understand too many principles, has a steelyard in her heart, and she has her own stubbornness in dealing with others. She still resists, shaking her head and backing away repeatedly, with a firm tone.

"Then I can't take it either. Second brother, second sister-in-law, you have given me enough. Give me two hundred Wen a month. Even if I give fifty to my family to coax my grandparents, I still have a hundred money left." Fifty cents, second sister-in-law, I have private money. With you, I don’t need money for food or housing. Second sister-in-law, you can buy me new bedding and new clothes, so that I can live better than living at home. , I... In short, I can't take this reward, so I don't want it!"

"Tsk!" This little girl is really stubborn, why didn't she listen to persuasion?Yu Su couldn't help feeling anxious.

"Second Sister! You are not allowed to retreat any longer! You are not allowed to refuse! You are stupid, this is what you earned from hard work, and you deserve it. Why are you refusing! If you are like this, you will go home later, I can't afford you .”

Well, this is also a coercion.

Honestly at the side, Song Xinglin was in a pile of copper coins, counting Song Xinglin in his purse, seeing this sister-in-law's fierce and sister-in-law's timid appearance, he was amused at first, and couldn't help but come out to smooth things over.

"Okay, okay, you sisters-in-law, stop making trouble."

Yu Su...

Song Xiahe...

Why are they making trouble?Can this man speak!

Stared at by both his aunt and sister-in-law, Song Xinglin realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he touched his nose to ease the embarrassment. When he spoke, he first turned towards Song Xiahe.

"Okay, second sister, listen to your sister-in-law. If you don't want to be driven back by her, you can take it obediently."

"Second brother!"

"Don't call me second brother, it's useless to call me second brother. In this family, your sister-in-law is the biggest, your second child, and I, the elder brother, have the least status, so don't call me, it's useless to call me, anyway, that's how it is , I don’t dare to speak up to your second sister-in-law, so I advise you to be obedient and take it obediently.”

"But……"

"Don't, don't, but, second sister, if you really feel ashamed, then, in the worst case, you can help your second sister-in-law do more laundry. Anyway, she is a little slob, and she doesn't like washing clothes the most. Guixi, you must boil hot water, Mr. Yang Langzhong said earlier that girls should not touch cold water, especially in winter."

Lazy Yusu...

She really wanted to hate this guy who said he was a worm, but seeing her second sister hesitated in the end, she honestly took the reward silver and promised that she would pack all the clothes at home in the future, Yu Su He didn't bother with Song Xinglin any more, just snorted at someone angrily, and gave him a big white eye.

Of course, lazy Yu Su Chong naturally did not forget to explain, "Second sister, you can do laundry, but you must boil hot water, otherwise I won't allow it. When I turn back, I will go to the balm shop and buy two boxes of balm to apply. I promise you won't wrinkle your face and get frostbite."

In order to make up for coaxing the guests, Song Xinglin hurriedly nodded and agreed, "Yes, yes, yes, buy balm, buy two more boxes, and you can also rub fish and fish. It is windy and cold in winter, so don't wrinkle your tender face." !"

Yu Su... her fist hardened.

Seeing his little guest gritted his teeth with malicious intentions, Song Xinglin thumped, lost his temper quickly, and hurriedly jumped to Yu Su's side with a smile, with a flattering look on his face, desperate to survive.

"Yuyu, Yuyu, you see that the second sister has rewards, so do I have any? You see, your husband and I have been helping you out of the stall every day since the holidays. , why, I should have some rewards, right?"

Of course, the reward he wants is false, and the coaxing of the wife is true. After all, there is a cash box at home, and one of the two keys is kept on him for many years. , On the contrary, I am often afraid that I don't have money with me, and it will be inconvenient to go out.

If a wife is like this, what can a husband ask for? Isn't it right to coax her.

Yu Su looked at the person in front of her with a hippie smile and the person she wanted to reward, she was so speechless, she bluntly said that this guy was the same, and then she thought about it, and pointed at the two people on the table who honestly pretended to be going to buy food later. Yu Su waved the ninety-one wen that hadn't been moved after the hanging.

"Okay, for the sake of your hard work, the ninety-one coins will be awarded to you, little brother. You are welcome, and you don't have to thank me."

Song Xinglin choked, pointed to his nose, and yelled deliberately, "Yuyu, I have such a big relationship, and it's only worth ninety-one yuan?"

"Then what else?" Yu Su shrugged his shoulders very bachelorly, and Song Xinglin choked when he saw it.

Song Xiahe, who had already put away the silver coins like a baby, couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw his second brother's deflated appearance.

When Yu Su saw her second sister laughing, and seeing the little Xianggong pretending to be aggrieved, she couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help laughing along with her.

Facing such a guest, such a sister, what else could he do?
Song Xinglin couldn't help adding a circle of back molars with the tip of his tongue, squinted his eyes, stretched out his big hand, and shouted in his mouth, "Okay, you bad girl, just give me ninety-one coins, and you still make fun of me, look at me I won’t punish you, let’s see what’s going on..." Without even finishing the sentence, someone’s 'demon palm' has already stretched out towards the giggling Yu Su, causing her to dodge in a hurry, the room was suddenly very lively, Fortunately, there was no one in the Feng family's yard at this time.

Looking at the wailing guest and younger sister, Song Xinglin quietly wiped off his sweat, while continuing to yell, while deliberately throwing water to tease his little guest, but he couldn't help but feel emotional.

He is too difficult!It's hard being a man!
Thinking of him as a man of seven feet, in order to coax his wife to change his sister, this is a colorful dress to entertain relatives at all costs. Is it easy for him? In the winter, he is sweating all over.

Seeing the trembling flowers and branches that his guest was also calling, he hooked him with his long hand, pressed him on the bench in front of the small square table, and pointed at the money on the table.

"Okay, okay, I laughed, I laughed, I made a fuss, hurry up, Yuyu, while it's still early, when I go out to the restaurant to buy food, you and I go to the ticket office to collect these Convert it all into silver."

"Okay." Yu Su nodded, and then moved the money on the table towards him, and when he was about to put it into the cash box, Yu Su couldn't help but sighed.

"Little brother, we have saved some money now, and I don't know if the house price in the county is expensive? If it is not expensive, we will work harder and strive for better business before the year. Let's save a few more money. Ten taels of silver, how about we buy a small yard in the city when the new year is over and spring begins?"

Sanyuan Lane is safe, Feng's family is good, but after all, it is a co-rental, there are many people, the landlord, Mrs. Feng, is serious and demanding, and the neighbors have little contact with them and they don't know their character. After the business, they couldn't get rid of this little place. If possible, she still wanted to have her own yard, just like Sanjiang City's own cozy little yard.

"Besides, the second sister's cubicle is still a bit small, and the rear window is still shaded, so there is little sunshine. It's okay at the moment. If spring comes to the rainy season, it will be very uncomfortable to live in the cubicle. After a long time, I'm afraid it will be difficult." rheumatic."

Hearing that buying a house was still out of consideration for himself, Song Xiahe became anxious again, and waved his hands again and again to express that he could do it. The place he lives in now is a thousand times better than his home.

"No, second sister-in-law, I'm fine, I live very comfortably, my hut is warm, the wooden walls are very warm, not afraid of rheumatism, second brother and second sister-in-law, you really don't need to buy a house for me..."

Song Xiahe resisted again and again, but Song Xinglin did not. He agreed with Yu Su's idea, so he interrupted Song Xiahe's words and made a final decision.

"It's good to buy a house. As long as Yuyu thinks about it and you're happy, then we'll buy it. I'll inquire later."

As long as it is what she wants, she will give it if she can afford it, and if she can't afford it, she will give it with her life.

"But Yuyu, if we want to buy a good location, close to our booth, preferably in a safe and stable place around Sanyuan Lane, and also meet your conditions to buy a small courtyard, I guess the price will definitely be It won’t be low, if we really decide to buy it, we will have to work harder during this time.”

"This one is."

Since the house and the land are the ancestors of spending money.

The gold cannot be seen, and it must not be moved;

Those left by my grandfather are the foundation of the Yu family, and her brothers must still be alive, so these must be reserved for my brother;

The cost of fighting a tiger is a large amount, and this has to be kept at home for emergency, and she will never touch it unless it is in a critical moment;

As for the money saved by the seller, she plans to leave it to the young man to guarantee his education;
Counting from left to right, I only have the money that the young lady handed over to him before, and my own bottom of the box, plus the business income of the recent period, relying on these alone, I am afraid that it is very difficult to buy a small courtyard that suits my heart. Difficult, it seems that she has to work harder!

After thinking about this, Yu Su immediately grabbed his claws, "I've decided to add another four barrels of oatmeal tomorrow, and we'll take advantage of the Chinese New Year period to earn him a lot of money. It's best to earn the house money. ! Little brother, second sister, do you have confidence?"

Song Xinglin and Song Xiahe looked at each other, then nodded in unison, "Yes!"

"but……"

"But what?"

Both Yu Su and his wife looked at the hesitant Song Xiahe and asked them.

Song Xiahe hurriedly said: "But the second brother and the second sister-in-law, I'm afraid there's not enough milk for the gravy."

It's also because I've been too busy these two days, sometimes I get dizzy, and when I get interrupted by something, I forget about it in a blink of an eye.

Right now, it's the second sister-in-law who started the conversation, and when it came to mixing the pulp, I only remembered it belatedly.

Speaking of the busy business recently, the second sister-in-law has been busy mixing milk and has been unable to get away, and she always goes to the next door to milk the goats by herself.

Since two days ago, she noticed that the amount of goat milk she was expressing had gradually decreased.

At first, she thought it was because the business was good recently and they over-milked the cows, and the ewes suddenly failed to give birth.

Last evening when I went to squeeze again, sister Meihua and brother Xiaoshan Xiaohe pulled me and said that maybe the lamb had grown up and it was cold again, so the ewe might be weaned soon.

I don't know the specific recipe for the family business, because when the second sister-in-law made it, she consciously avoided it, but she also knew that the baked cakes at home can be so fragrant, there is absolutely Great credit for having milk.

Right now, the second sister-in-law wants to add more milk and earn more money, but she has less milk. Isn't this a major event affecting her second sister-in-law, so Song Xiahe, who just remembered this matter, hurriedly told her brother-in-law about it.

After finishing speaking, So and Song Xinglin were also stunned for a moment.

Yu Su: "The ewes are going to be weaned?" Lord God, then this is bad news, and I just want to work hard to make money!

Yu Su couldn't help looking at Song Xinglin who was beside him for help, "Little brother, is there any way? Otherwise, we can send the ewe back, and then go to the godparents' place to change one?"

Song Xinglin shook his head, "It's not the right time in winter, so there are fewer lambs. In addition, we changed it last time. At that time, there were no milk-producing sheep in the godparents' sheepfold..."

"Then what should we do now?" Yu Su was anxious and depressed.

Song Xinglin hurriedly comforted him: "It's okay, Yuyu, don't worry, isn't milk also usable? As you said earlier, cow's milk is better than goat's milk, and the smell is much less than goat's milk, so you don't need more In that case, when I go to the restaurant, I will find someone to send a message to the godparents and ask them and a few uncles to help us find it. The Lijiazhai is so big and there are still There are thousands of Miao villages, and they can always think of a way."

I can't get goat milk, so what about milk?
Yu Su nodded, "At present, it can only be like this."

I just hope that the godparents are more reliable, and the godfathers are more reliable, so that I can find milk sources for myself. Otherwise, I am afraid that I can only watch from a distance and not actually fight the most prosperous business this year. !