Eldest daughter

Chapter 359
In the main room of the old house, no one was in the mood to make dumplings. They just built a pot of tea and put some snacks brought back from Wang Yuan'er on plates, and sat together to talk and watch.

It was Mrs. Zhang who spoke first, biting a snack in one hand, while repeating the old saying: "Father, mother, this is just a matter of one sentence, Yuan girl only needs to talk to Master Cui, and worry that Erlang won't be able to find a county magistrate." What should I say, he is also a celebrity beside the emperor!"

Wang Er sat on the side smoking a dry cigarette and didn't speak, but his eyebrows revealed his thoughts. If he can really be a county magistrate, that would be good.

"Don't listen to the fact that the wind is the rain. It's really that simple. The streets are full of officials!" Mrs. Wang glared at the woman, full of disgust: "Also, how long have you eaten just now? Look at your figure, mountains of gold and silver are not enough for you."

Mrs. Zhang patted the dim sum crumbs on her hands, and muttered: "Oh, mother, is this a question of what I eat? Let's talk about the future of the second child first!" She said in her heart, this old woman is really short-sighted, what are you doing? When it's time, just stare at her to eat and drink.

"The man from Yingzi's family really asked his master for such an errand?" Old man Wang asked.

Mrs. Zhang immediately became interested: "Father, if I hadn't inquired carefully, how would I dare to bring up this matter? I'm not afraid that Yuan girl will say that I am whimsical? It was only after I understood that that I thought of begging her. As you can see, the first room has everything, but our second room is just guarding a shop. It’s okay now. In the future, Fuquan and Fuduo will marry a wife and give birth to your great-grandson. That's too much, what's the use of just relying on a shop? Not to mention I have another in my belly."

Old man Wang pursed his lips and did not speak.

Mrs. Zhang glanced sideways at her man, saw that he was hanging his head, and he didn't know what he was thinking, so he couldn't help cursing silently.

"Second, what do you think?" Old man Wang looked at Wang Er.

Wang Er raised his head and said: "Father, to tell you the truth, although our town is getting more and more prosperous, the area is expanding more and more, and the population of merchants and merchants is also dense, it has become the largest town in Guanghe. , but to be honest, the business of our shop is not as good as before, especially now that a new foreign firm has opened in Dongtou, this business is getting more and more difficult to do, so I asked Yuan girl if there is any way to do something No other business!"

Old man Wang frowned tightly.

Wang Er glanced at him again, and tentatively said: "Actually, if you can really get a small official, it should be pretty good. Fuquan is also grown up, and he should be in charge of his own business. Let him take care of the shop. After the New Year's Eve Besides the marriage, with the support of the couple, it may not be difficult to make a living. Of course, I have to have an errand, so I can let go!" After a pause, he said: "If you really can be a county magistrate or something, tell us, The birth of our Wang family can be regarded as a step up, and the girls in the big house have a good reputation when they get married, dad, what do you think?"

"That's right, Dad, it's a win-win thing. Our second room is just a few boys, but the eldest room has a few girls who haven't married yet. Our backgrounds are not high. If their second uncle becomes a petty official If they are promising and can climb up in the future, shouldn't their status also be raised a bit?" Mrs. Zhang helped out.

Old man Wang took out his cigarette bag, thought for a while, and said: "This matter is quite embarrassing for Yuan'er, Master Cui has not come to propose marriage yet, so it is not good for her to mention this matter rashly, and it is inevitable that people will despise her. "

"Oh, Father, Master Cui values ​​our Yuan'er from the bottom of his heart, and it's only a matter of time before we propose marriage. Besides, marrying a niece whose uncle is an official is better than marrying a niece from a Baiding family, right?" Mrs. Zhang Afraid that the old man Wang would not respond, he hurriedly said: "If you want me to say, if Mr. Cui has the heart, I'm afraid he will think of it on this level. Who doesn't want to gild himself? Originally, Yuan'er's background is not so good. "

The main room fell silent.

It took Wang Er a long time to say: "Father, it's not that I'm greedy for power and position, but that my son is almost forty and still doing nothing. I'm really not reconciled. If there is such a chance, my son will definitely do a good job. Don't do the same shit as before. If I do well, I will be able to protect this family and my eldest brother and their children in the future."

Old man Wang was smoking dry tobacco and didn't answer for a long time.

Mrs. Zhang and Wang Er looked at each other and wanted to speak, but Wang Er shook his head invisibly.

crackle crackle.

A sudden explosion startled everyone.

It was the sound of firecrackers, one rang, the second rang again, and the third...

The continuous sound of firecrackers sounded, reminding the people in the main house that the new year is here.

"It's Chinese New Year, let's light firecrackers to welcome the new year!" Old man Wang waved his hand, as if he didn't want to talk more.

Wang Er responded, and dragged Mrs. Zhang out.

After a while, firecrackers sounded in Wang's house, and Wang Er and his wife never entered the main house again.

Old man Wang and Mrs. Wang sat facing each other: "Another year has passed!"

Mrs. Wang pursed her lips.

"Is the second child forty this year?" Old man Wang asked suddenly.

Mrs. Wang was startled, counted on her fingers, and nodded yes.

"In the blink of an eye, it's been so many years, you and I are both old." Old man Wang looked at his old woman's gray hair, and sighed: "After all, I have no ability in these years, and I haven't given you any blessings."

Mrs. Wang was inexplicably panicked when she heard this, and said with a frown, "What are you talking about for New Year's Eve? Is there any enjoyment? I haven't plowed the fields all my life like the women in the country."

What she said was also true. Although she was not as rich and powerful as the others, she was not like a farmer.

Old man Wang smiled reluctantly: "What do you think the second brother and the others mean?"

Mrs. Wang lowered her head.

"He's in his forties. It's okay to have ideas. I don't have to worry about the big house. A few girls, they are married when they get married. With this kind of family background, if you teach Baolai well, you won't worry about it in the future. She thought for a long time before saying, "I don't know what to do with the second son's house. Not to mention, the second daughter-in-law, I'm just worried, and there's nothing good about it. Now I'm counting on Fuduo to be successful , but Fuduo, you have also seen, this kid is simple and honest, I really have no idea whether he will be a great future."

Old man Wang frowned when he heard this.

Fuduo lived with them and was raised by them. He didn't have any bad habits, and his temper was well-behaved, simple and honest, but his qualifications were not very good.

As for Fuquan, old man Wang was completely disappointed in him, and the attitude he holds towards him now is that he does not seek merit, but seeks no fault.

Such a comparison between the second room and the first room shows the superiority and inferiority. It is no wonder that Mrs. Wang is worried, even she is a little bit worried.

The old man is like this. When one son is well, he always looks forward to the other.

"Girl Yuan, I don't think she really wants to help, hey." Old man Wang understood Wang Yuan'er's resistance today.

Mrs. Wang slapped her lips: "If I can really get this job for her second uncle, then what if I show her this old face?"

Old man Wang's heart trembled. Hearing the sound of firecrackers in the distance slowly subside, he said, "Let me think about it."

The two old men lay down, and after all, something was on their minds, neither of them fell asleep, and sighed and baked cakes for a long time.

Over there in the Westinghouse, Wang Er and his wife were also talking about this matter.

"Others have a backing, wishing the world would know about it, but our family is not. We hide it and hold it, and we can't do anything. What is Yingzi, she is just a girl, but the master is kind enough to find a man for her Such a good job. Erlang, is it possible that you, as the second uncle, are not as good as a girl?" Mrs. Zhang said in a low voice: "Then Master Cui is determined to marry Yuan girl, and he should be able to help with this favor. Bar?"

Wang Er looked at the curtain above his head, but didn't answer.

"Tsk, what are you talking about? This is a matter of future. Look at that man, Chun'er, who has been arranged to be a clerk in this way. Now he is a small boss. If Mr. Cui is not there to deal with it, I'll unscrew this end." Mrs. Zhang pushed him.

"Then girl Yuan is willing to help!" Wang Er said angrily.

Mrs. Zhang vented her anger: "That girl is the same. My family eats delicious food and drinks spicy food. I feel at ease when we co-author and watch our second room eat northwest wind. It's hard to say why the two of you are not engaged. In fact, I'm afraid that our second room will overwhelm you." One end of the room."

"Put away your crooked thoughts, she is not as bad as you think." Wang Er gave her a cold look.

Mrs. Zhang was very angry: "Which side are you standing on, I'm only thinking of you, but you are better off, you only want to tear down my platform."

"It's not that I want to demolish you. It's because you have bad intentions. You didn't do a good job yourself, so you always think that others are as bad as you." Wang Er snorted: "You should tell your parents to listen to you. You drink a pot, if you don’t keep it, you will be sent back to your mother’s house!”

"You..." Mrs. Zhang gritted her teeth, thinking that now is not the time to fight, she swallowed forcefully, and said, "This is not the time to talk about this, or Yuan girl is unwilling to help, we can't spare her Can Master Cui have a drink and talk?"

Wang Er was taken aback.

"A man who doesn't have any entertainment, you can treat him to a drink as the second uncle of Yuan girl, and mention it by the way." Zhang Shi said: "I think he is determined to marry that girl, so he shouldn't refuse. help!"

Wang Er was a little moved by what she said.

"You have to think about it. If you are a county magistrate, you will be an official no matter what. If you do well in the future, you can be a county magistrate if you don't guarantee it." Seeing that his facial expression was a little loose, Mrs. Zhang added another handful of firewood.

Wang Er's eyeballs rolled wildly, and he was about to speak, when he suddenly smelled a foul smell, sat up immediately, and stared at her fiercely.

Mrs. Zhang chuckled, fanned the wind with her hands, and said, "I eat too much, and my stomach is bloated."

Suddenly there was another ouch, and he covered his stomach with one hand and his buttocks with the other, picked up the dead air lamp, and ran out the door quickly.

Wang Er disgustedly gouged her back, this dead woman is so vulgar, she lay down again, thinking about Zhang's proposal.

(End of this chapter)