Lay to win!Cannon fodder, he has become the chief assistant

Chapter 76 Shadow VS Annual Ceremony
Xie Xiuwen's reluctance to take concubines is not just because he only wants fame and fame and has no interest in beauty.

The most important thing is that Xie Xiuwen knows what kind of person his mother is. She used to be a court lady, and she lived a prosperous life for several years after she got married. This inner house method is not weak at all.

Although Xie Xiuwen had never seen it in person, he had heard of it.

Xie Xiuwen still remembered that when he was young, his father also had several concubines.

But none of those concubines were able to give birth to a son for their father, and in the end, all of them were sold because of their poor family background.

Every time he recalled the smile on his mother's face back then, he shuddered.

He remembered very clearly that when his mother sold those concubines back then, the smug look on her face almost overwhelmed her.

Raising several concubines seems to cost a lot of money, but in reality?

Apart from the usual food and drink, when those concubines were sold, they couldn't take away their extra clothes, let alone some other jewelry?
In the words of the old lady, the concubine who has been raised for several years is just a few pets to amuse the master.

Now that the family is not well off, selling a few pets can relieve the financial tension in the family. In the final analysis, it is her, the mistress, who makes the money.

Back then when Grandpa Xie doted on a few concubines, he bought a lot of jewelry and clothes, but in the end all these things fell into the hands of Grandma Xie. Made a deal that won't lose money?

When the concubines came in, they didn't spend much money, but they sold it and made another fortune. No matter how you look at it, it's a good deal!

When Liu Ruolan entered the door, the Xie family had already deteriorated greatly, so he was naturally unaware of these past events.

At that time, Xie Xiuwen was just a young child who had just begun to be enlightened. It can be remembered that the old lady left multiple shadows in his heart at that time.

Perhaps since then, the image of women has become more vicious in his heart.

But the playmates I met when I was young are naturally different.

Moreover, he has known Liu Ruolan for many years, so it can be said that he has a deep understanding. If not, he would not be willing to marry her as his wife. If it were another girl from another family, it is estimated that this loving couple would not exist.

Xie Xiuwen himself knew that it was difficult for him to give his sincerity to women.

Liu Ruolan is one of the few women.

Xie Xiuwen's temperament is actually rather deserted, otherwise he has studied for many years, and he wouldn't have casual acquaintances with most of his classmates, and for the people around him, he never felt that there must be many people.

As for the so-called prosperity of Zi Sui, he never took it seriously.

See how his grandfather's brothers are doing now?

Then look at the current indifferent relationship between his father and his uncles, who almost stopped walking around the New Year's Eve, so why talk about intimacy?
Liu Ruolan was still a little uneasy, she felt that her husband did not lie to her, but at the same time she was somewhat afraid, what if he was just comforting her?
On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, several nephews of Mr. Xie came over, and they all brought New Year gifts, which looked very generous.

In addition to meat and wine, there were several bolts of thick cotton cloth, and even a pot of oil and a bag of white rice, and even brought sweets for the juniors.

Grandpa Xie felt extremely uncomfortable seeing his nephews being generous.

Just because of their generosity, does it seem that their family is living in poverty?

Xie Xiuwen was not at home, and went to the county to help Boss Liu sort out some papers, and when he was free, he wanted to go to the other rooms to see more, so he had to learn something.

It is one thing to learn from books, but it is another thing to practice in practice.

The few students who went on a study tour together after the beginning of spring all had experience in working in the government office, but he was relatively unfamiliar with it, so he was eager to ask his uncle for help when he came back this time.

Fortunately, the county magistrate was easy to talk to, mainly because he knew that he was Wang Hanlin's younger brother, so naturally he didn't dare to neglect him.

After returning home at night, Xie Xiuwen also learned that several cousins ​​came to give gifts.

Grandpa Xie looked unhappy, and after the meal, he called all three sons to the study to talk.

"You should also go to the houses of some uncles tomorrow. You have seen the annual gifts they gave, so we can't give less. Third, I remember you still have a few furs, so why don't you take them with you. "

Xie Lao San was a little unhappy, and hummed: "There are so many, there are only two rabbit furs left, and they were thinking of making a hand covering for my mother-in-law."

Grandpa Xie frowned, but he also knew that the third child got it by himself, and it was unreasonable for him to force it.

Xie Xiuwen suggested: "Father, let's go to the county to buy some. Bring some dry goods at home, such as dried bamboo shoots and fungus, you can bring some. After all, they live in the county, and these things are not easy to get. Let's I can’t finish it, so I’ll just do it as a favor. In addition, I’ll go to the village chief Uncle’s to see if there’s more chickens and ducks collected tomorrow, so we can give them away as gifts.”

This is good!
Grandpa Xie's eyes lit up as soon as he heard it, it must be the second child who can do it.

Xie Xiuran kept his hands in his hands and said nothing. Anyway, as long as he is not allowed to pay the money, he can do whatever he wants.

"But, then you go and have a look, let the third child go with you, don't worry about the money, I won't let you suffer."

Xie Xiuwen smiled and did not refuse.

It's not expensive to collect these things from the villagers, and it's much cheaper than selling them in the county. Even if it's the cashier's money, it's their family who took up all the money. Buying one or two alone will cost a lot.

In addition to these, Mr. Xie felt that he still had to buy some snacks, mainly because they looked good.

The next day, the three brothers borrowed an ox cart and went to the county together.

Mr. Xie is on the third line, there are two older brothers at the top, and a younger brother at the bottom. Naturally, three copies of everything are prepared.

Xie Xiuwen knew the attitude of these uncles, except for Uncle Xie, most of the other elders didn't want to see them.

It's just because Mr. Xie was too prodigal back then, and later he borrowed a lot of money from them. They were worried that they would have to help the third house after too much contact, so they became less and less close.

Finally, I went to the home of my uncle Xie Zheng.

Xie Zheng was the youngest, and now he was nearly fifty years old. When he saw Xie Xiuwen, the light in his eyes couldn't be hidden.

"Sit down, Xiuwen went to Mingshan Academy to study? How is it? Are you sure about the township exam next year?"

"Thank you, uncle, it's okay now."

Xie Xiuwen didn't dare to say that he was 100% sure before things came to fruition, so his attitude was relatively modest.

"Study hard, it's up to you whether our team can regain its glory."

Xie Xiuwen hastily said he didn't dare.

"Earlier, I heard that Guaibao was frightened. I always wanted to go and see it, but I really couldn't leave the house. Is it okay now?"

"Thank you uncle for thinking about it, it's all right now."

Xie Xiuran turned his head with a look of disdain. If you really want to be serious, why have you been so busy for so long?
Don't you just look down on their family, what's the point of saying these things are not there!

(End of this chapter)