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Chapter 42 Rejection
Seeing that his son-in-law wanted to learn, Father An also consciously slowed down his speed so that Zhang Zhenan could keep up. An Xiuer also helped Zhang Zhenan from the sidelines. I found a corner and weaved straw ropes aside.

"The most important thing for this meadow is to be firm. If it is loose, it will leak on the roof, so it will be useless." Father An taught Zhang Zhenan the key while weaving. Zhang Zhenan nodded in agreement, and Mr. An Dad then said: "You are still young, living in thatched huts is not a big deal after all, you should save some money early and buy two tile-roofed houses. The tile-roofed houses don't need to be repaired every year, and they can last for a long time."

"Yes, look at the houses in our village that have been lived in for decades, but they are still very stable now. It is estimated that it will not be a problem to live in them for dozens or hundreds of years." Mrs. Liang was also on the side. He echoed: "Although you are still young, you should think more about the future, otherwise, when you have a child in the future, there will be more places to spend money."

Listening to Mrs. Liang's rambling, An Xiu'er took a quick look at Zhang Zhen'an. She knew he didn't like to hear this, and was afraid that he would get angry. Unexpectedly, he was very humble. I agreed with a nod.

After a while, Mrs. Dong and An Tiemu also came over carrying straw. The rain was too heavy. They walked all the way, but the outside of the straw was a bit wet.

Putting down the straw, Dong Shi came to work without saying a word, while An Tiemu continued the work that Father An had not finished.

An Tiemu is worthy of being a master among them, he works quickly and well, when a large bamboo stick is in his hands, it is like a magic trick, and soon it is divided into many small bamboo sticks.

A bamboo strip is supposed to be enough, but Father An wanted to make the roof stronger, so he asked An Tiemu to split another bamboo strip.

When An Tiemu was working earlier, Zhang Zhen'an had been watching silently. Now when he heard what An Tiemu said, he stood up and said, "Let me do it."

As he spoke, he dragged bamboos from the courtyard without any explanation, first divided them into eight small pieces, then separated them inside and out, and finally split them into small flexible bamboo strips.

His speed was very fast, almost as fast as An Tiemu's just now. Father An and the others were dumbfounded, especially An Xiuer. She knew that Zhang Zhen'an still didn't know these tasks before. It was thanks to Li Tiegen's help that the fences in the garden could be erected, but he didn't expect that he would learn these things in the blink of an eye.

Father An was a craftsman when he was young. He would use this bamboo strip to weave all kinds of baskets, baskets and so on. In his spare time, he would pick it up and sell it in the town, and he could get two dollars for it. .

An Tiemu has also learned this craft. Although there are fewer people buying these baskets and baskets now, it does not cost much to make these baskets. When the farm is slack, we can weave some and occasionally sell two, which can be regarded as subsidizing the family. , better than others.

Now that Zhang Zhen'an was able to split the bamboo at such a speed, An Xiu'er saw his talent, and she even thought about asking her second brother to teach him the skill of weaving baskets.

But after thinking about it, he put away this idea again. This is the skill of the second brother. If he asked him to teach him, he would have nothing to say, but he couldn't do it himself. If he let Xianggong learn it, Wouldn't it be grabbing the second brother's job?

Thinking of this in her heart, An Xiu'er suppressed her thoughts.

Who knew that at this time, Liang Shi praised her with tut tut, and said: "Young master is quite talented in this area, you will know it after just one look."

"No, Li Tiegen also taught me something when we built the fence last time." Zhang Zhenan said modestly.

"Just two times like this, you can do so well. This is also your ability." Liang praised, and said: "Otherwise, you can follow her second brother to learn some bamboo crafting skills, so that In the future, regardless of whether it is sunny or rainy, you will have things to do, and you will not be afraid of going hungry."

Mrs. Liang had good intentions. She always thought that her daughter would live better. If Zhang Zhenan had the ability, wouldn't her daughter be able to live better too? I don't like it, there are already many people in this town who know how to make bamboo, and it is not easy to sell it when you usually make it. If you learn it by yourself, wouldn't you be competing with your husband for business?

But my mother-in-law has always loved my sister-in-law very much, and she doesn't know where her heart is going. If she talks too much, she might even provoke complaints and scolding.

Although she felt uncomfortable, Dong still didn't refute, but the movements of her hands slowed down.

"If you want to learn, brother-in-law, after a while, come home and I'll teach you when you're free." An Tiemu didn't expect so much from Dong Shi, after all, An Xiuer is also his younger sister. Seeing An Xiuer's life now During the days, An Tiemu still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, so when he heard his mother speak, he readily agreed.

"Thank you, brother, for your kindness. It's just that I'm used to idleness, and I'm lazy in fishing on weekdays. I spend three days fishing and two days drying nets, let alone doing bamboo art." Although Zhang Zhenan knew This was their good intentions, but they understood the importance of craftsmanship to country people, so they declined.

An Xiu'er sounds like iron is not steel, she really wants Zhang Zhen'an to learn another skill, but he doesn't want to, she doesn't know if he really doesn't want to, or if he thinks the same as her, just doesn't want to I want to learn this craft from my second brother.

"Uncle, you can't do it if you think like this. As the head of the family, the whole family will depend on you in the future. You managed to make a good living, so how can you not do things well?" Liang couldn't help but said , with some harshness in his tone.

Zhang Zhenan was not angry either, and only agreed: "Yes, I will fish hard in the future. As for the rest of the time, it would be good if I just spend time with Xiu'er."

"I think it's not bad for my aunt to think this way, which means he cares about the girl." Dong Shi interjected at the right time.

When Mrs. Liang heard the words, she didn't say anything more, if she didn't want to learn, then she didn't want to learn, and since she wasn't her own son, she couldn't do it by force.

After dispelling this idea, everyone was still busy weaving the meadow. There were so many people and great strength. When it was getting dark, a tall meadow had already been piled up in the corner of the kitchen. The straw is almost used up.

"This should be enough." Father An finished weaving the last straw in his hand, moved the meadow to the side, and then planned to stand up, but when he stood up, his body staggered and almost missed Fortunately, Zhang Zhenan who was beside him quickly supported him.

Only then did he stand still, waved his hands, and said: "Oh, people are old and useless, and they will get tired after sitting for a while."

After such a busy afternoon, when he suddenly stood up, he felt a little dizzy.

When they were talking, everyone finished their work, and An Xiu'er also helped Mrs. Liang to stand up. Mrs. Liang echoed Mrs. An's words, and said, "Yes, in the blink of an eye, one becomes old. In the afternoon, I also feel tired and flustered, which was not the case before."

"It's troublesome for parents." An Xiu'er listened from the side, feeling a little ashamed in her heart, because she was useless and knew nothing, and asked her parents for help on every little thing.

"You silly girl, what are you talking about? It's justified to come home to us if you have something to do. If you tell us something, although your parents are a little tired physically, they are relaxed in your heart. If you don't say anything, we will be more serious. I'm tired."

Mrs. Liang took An Xiu'er's hand and said, "Let's talk about today. Although weaving this meadow is tiring, as long as I think of helping you repair this roof tomorrow, my mother will be happy."

"En." An Xiu'er heard the words, nodded obediently, and said: "Then mother, you go to sit in the main room first, and I will cook."

"No, no, no..." Hearing that An Xiu'er was going to cook, Liang Shi hurriedly waved his hands and said, "You're a mess, it's inconvenient to cook, mother can just go home and eat."

"Then what can I do?" An Xiu'er said quickly: "The kitchen is a bit messy, just tidy it up a little bit, mother, if you don't stay at home for dinner, my daughter will be very sad."

"No, next time, you all go back to our house today." Liang said, looking at Zhang Zhen'an, and said, "Your house leaks, and it's not very easy to live in. Otherwise, when you go back to your mother's house with Xiu'er, it will be a waste of money." We lived in the boudoir where Xiu'er used to live, and we kept it for her, and went in to clean it in our spare time, so it was clean."

Zhang Zhen'an looked at An Xiu'er, and then at the messy room. He wanted to sleep in the kitchen at night before, but he never thought of going back to his mother's house to sleep with An Xiu'er.

But what Mr. Liang said is sincere, this house is indeed not easy to live in, if An Xiuer sleeps with him on the cold floor, he really can't bear it, he thought about it, and said: "If not, you take Xiuer Go back, I just need to live in this kitchen by myself, after all, I also need someone to guard my house."

"I don't, I'll be where my husband is." An Xiu'er said like this: "Mother, if you don't stay for dinner, then leave earlier, it's raining, and the road will be slippery when it gets dark. "

As she spoke, she took out a basket, but packed some things for Mrs. Liang to take back.

Liang looked helplessly at her busy work, watched her open the rice vat to scoop out rice from it, and then opened the cupboard to get Zhang Zhenan's wine. She felt more and more uneasy, thinking, this girl is really, too willful Now, in front of my son-in-law, how can I get things for myself and others? What does Zhang Zhenan think of this?
"Uncle, why don't you go back to our house with Xiu'er? We are a family, so there is no need to be so restrained." Liang Shi persuaded again, seeing that Zhang Zhen'an didn't speak, she called An Xiu'er again, saying: "Xiu'er, What are you doing, don't bring us things, we have all these things at home, you young couple keep them by yourself. "

(End of this chapter)