Madam, go home and farm

Chapter 167 Change
After reading Chen Xiucai's letter, Hong Hao'an and Pu Huang glanced at each other. Hong Haoxing actually passed the Tanhua exam. Why didn't they know that the news was too outdated?

In fact, they are too focused on their own affairs, and they don't pay attention to other things at all, and they don't pay attention to other people's gossip.No matter what, it is a great honor for the Hong family to have a top three prospect. It is said that when Hong Haoxing and Hong Haozheng brothers come back in December, they will have a big banquet in the village for three days and three nights.

As a cousin of the same branch, Hong Hao'an should also go back, because of emotion and reason, he should prepare gifts to congratulate.The couple couldn't think of what would be suitable for a scholar, and the Hong family didn't lack anything, but the letter from Lu Yuan rescued Hong Hao'an, asking him to prepare a good set of pens, inks, papers and inkstones. For the rest, just follow the customs of the village, don't think too much.

Hong Haoan discussed with Puhuang, and they thought it was the same, so they split up. Hong Haoan looked for pens, inks, papers and inkstones, while he prepared other gifts, including 88 pickled duck eggs, twelve delicious dried rabbits, eighteen dried fish, etc. Adding some famous snacks in Spring City, it is very rich.

Today's weather seems to be colder, and the time for salting duck eggs will be extended, but the supply is still in short supply. They have made nearly 1 eggs, just for November and December, and finally sold them all.

Fortunately, I left more than 100 alone to take back. In this cold weather, it is too late to do it again.

Because of selling pickled duck eggs, Hong Hao'an also met many stewards of rich families who have various kinds of livelihoods, so he introduced him to a well-known shop to buy them, and gave him a discount.The two of them can't be said to be very rich, so they bought mid-range goods, but in Bihu County, they were considered very good.

As for whether Hong Haoxing likes it or not, that has nothing to do with me, as long as the etiquette is up to it.

The two of them were lucky, they happened to run into a caravan that was going back to Bihu County, and they followed them back. When they got back to Heping Village, they realized that there would be a floating mat on the second day. The whole village was decorated with lights and festoons, and people came and went It was so lively, with horse-drawn carriages or mule carts coming in and out, and looking at the decorations, it could be seen that they were from Bihu County or the town. It can be seen that they all came here specially to show their faces in front of Hualang.

There were too many people coming and going, almost no one noticed that Hong Haoan and Puhuang came back. Except for a few neighbors, when Mrs. Wang called, several people came into Hulala's house. Help with cleaning.

This December, when it was very busy, how could Puhuang agree to divide up some rare things brought back from Chuncheng, drive them back, and at the same time take a share of medicinal materials to Chen Xiucai's house, for the postpartum It is very beneficial to have a serious injury.

Only Mrs. Jiao was in the house, and Chen Xiucai went to the Hong family's house to help. There was nothing he could do. He was a scholar, and he was considered a capable person in the village, so he went to help entertain those wealthy people.

When Jiao saw Puhuang, she was very pleasantly surprised, and wanted to go up to see Puhuang, but she couldn't let go of the child.Puhuang saw that Jiao's whole body was round and round, his chin was sharp, and his face was a little blue. The child looked healthy, "You seem to be in poor health, haven't you taken care of it?"

Jiao Shi smiled, "It's a normal thing, I'm afraid it will be like this for the rest of my life, but I'm satisfied with this child."

Pu Huang frowned, dissatisfied with Jiao's attitude, "How can you say that, you can watch him grow up to marry a wife and have children when he is healthy. Well, I asked someone in Chuncheng to ask you this. Every time you stew a chicken wing, you will be able to make up more than half of it.”

"Puhuang, you... you still bother to find these things for me, okay, I will do as you say." Jiao felt her eyes were sore, people who have been away all the time, still thinking about her, not relatives are better than relatives.

"Come on, let me hug the baby, can I take it with me?" Pu Huang carried the baby over, his eyebrows opened, and he looked white and tender, not like the skinny monkey when he was just born.

"The child is very good, and he doesn't make noise. I don't have enough milk, so he hums and doesn't cry when he doesn't have enough to eat. Later, my husband asked the eldest brother of the Wang family to help feed him. Now he can eat some. The porridge is broken."

Brother Wang?Puhuang thought about it carefully, and it seemed that he lived in a house behind Hong Haoping. The family was very quiet in the village, rarely communicated with others, and didn't like to talk, and many people didn't like to associate with them.

Pu Huang hugged it carefully, thinking that such an obedient child was rare enough, looking at Bai Nennen like a bun.

"Puhuang, you like children, so you should hurry up and have two while you are young. It's better for your health." Jiao said with a smile, remembering what her man said when he came back these days, his face darkened: "And , Isn’t your big brother Zhong Tanhua? I saw that many people were thinking about marrying their daughters into concubines, and some of them had perverted thoughts, and they hit you and Hong Haoping, especially your husband.”

Pu Huang was stunned, he didn't expect to get such shocking news, "What's the matter, I remember that there is a rule in the law that you can only marry a concubine or raise your wife if you have no children for six years after marriage?"

"This is the law of a hundred years ago. At the beginning, people who obeyed it naturally would not, but now, capable people have three wives and four concubines, that is, businessmen. If there are more people outside, the poor are better off. Not to mention that men want to have more wives and concubines, but women also post them upside down. In the past, the brothels paid attention to performing arts and not selling themselves, but now, they have become prostitutes."

Pu Huang thought about it, it seemed that prostitutes meant to sell art but not body, and prostitutes were so-called meat sellers, the distinction was very clear, according to what Jiao said, now they are no longer performing arts but selling meat, thinking about it is a bit embarrassing , laughing at the poor but not laughing at the prostitute, isn't it the same in the previous life.

"Thank you sister-in-law for reminding me, I know it well, and I will definitely mention it when I go back." Pu Huang nodded, Xiaosan is an unstoppable fly, and my man should be equipped with all-round equipment to block all possibilities. It's her own, who dares to stain her hand, let's see if she doesn't chop off that hand.

Thinking that the house hadn't been tidied up, Puhuang didn't sit for a long time, so he went back, and saw Hong Haoan washing pots and pans, Puhuang rolled up his sleeves, and got busy, the sun was out today, quilt clothes and so on They have to be taken out to dry in the sun, and everything that can be washed is disassembled and washed. The mental power that can be embodied is easy to use. The dust and cobwebs in the house are cleared away in a short while.

After working for a long time, the two of them cleaned up the house and had dinner. Seeing that the time was about the same, the two of them went to Uncle Hong's house with the gift they had prepared earlier.

From a distance, you could see a lot of red lanterns hanging at the door of Uncle Hong's family, illuminating the entire open space at the door in a hazy yellow.Not far from the door, there were still a few carriages parked, and bursts of joyful chatter and laughter could be faintly heard from the house.

The arrival of the couple successfully dispelled the joyful atmosphere in the room. Everyone present was silent. Those who knew them didn't know what expressions to use, while the strangers expressed that they were watching quietly from the sidelines.

Mrs. Zhang was talking happily with her daughter and granddaughter. From time to time, she chatted with her nephews and grandnieces from her natal family. She felt that this eldest grandson really made her look good, and she became more and more pleasant to Mrs. Guan.

Seeing Hong Haoan and Puhuang, Mrs. Zhang felt that it was an eyesore. The child born to the most hated son was still a waste. Although he looked a little promising now, he married a dead star. Back then, the eldest son was really blind Of course, she won't blame the eldest son for her fault.Seeing that they dared to come here on such a good day, she immediately felt very disappointed. She immediately said with a cold face, yin and yang: "You still know how to come back, it's good to be honored by your big brother, don't do something unlucky thing."

Immediately, the attitudes of the people present were different. Those who could stay at such a late hour must be relatives. They all knew about the second master of the Hong family, and they all had a look of sudden realization.Uncle Hong was chatting happily with some men, and he didn't pay attention to his mother's attitude. He greeted Hong Hao'an happily and said, "Hao'an, you two are finally willing to go back. How about you go outside?"

Guan's eyes were sharp, seeing that old Zhang's complexion was very bad, he immediately smiled and said: "Hao'an and Hao'an's daughter-in-law, you don't even say hello when you come back, it makes people worry, come here, it's cold, go inside and drink a bowl Hot tea." As he spoke, he skillfully led the person to the courtyard on the right.

Pu Huang twitched the corners of her mouth for Lao Zhang's lack of face. It just so happened that she didn't prepare a gift this time, and he didn't care about it anyway. Why would she spend money to scold her? It's not out of her mind.

After only seeing each other for a few months, Pu Huang felt that Guan's family had changed a lot, not in terms of appearance, but in the temperament of the whole body. Clothes and jewelry are all very good, but the cheerful atmosphere and approachable attitude of the past are gone. up.Now she looked at herself, as if she was standing on a high platform looking down at herself, she felt really uncomfortable.

Pu Huang didn't understand how the Guan family became like this in just a few months, but she didn't want to know, since she was born with her, there was no need for more contact.

"Where have you two been in the past few months? You haven't given a letter. I don't know if your family will be worried." Mrs. Guan asked the maid to serve tea and said with a smile. It's uncomfortable to hear.

"Auntie, don't we want to work hard? It's not easy for people to know before we have any success. What should we do if we make a joke?" Hong Haoan grinned and said.

"That's true, but it's a coincidence that you came back. Your hall brother won the top three prizes, and starting tomorrow, you will hold a water banquet for three consecutive days. You should stop cooking and come to the banquet. If you don't come, you will lose face. "Guan Shi said, his eyes swept over the things Hong Haoan put on his feet, and then landed on Puhuang's waist and abdomen without a trace.

"Brother Datang is really amazing, Auntie is really lucky to have such a good son, let us follow suit. We didn't hear the news, so we rushed back and didn't buy anything good. I gave a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstones to Brother Datang Yes, the rest is some delicious food, I hope Auntie doesn’t dislike it.” After several months of business and human relations, Hong Hao’an also learned to read people’s faces. Although Guan’s attitude is very good, he has also noticed a change.

After chatting for a while, Hong Haoan found an excuse and took Puhuang away. He felt a little sad. He had few relatives, and his aunt seemed to be far away, but the half-brothers Disagreement, weak family affection!
(End of this chapter)