Chapter 87 Chapter 87
In the past two years, there have been more and more families living in the surrounding villages. After paying taxes and food, the people still have some leftovers. Those who have enough labor in the family are starting to find ways to send their children to study and learn a few words.
There are still very few villages with village schools nearby, and many people from other villages have worked tirelessly to send their children to Jijiu Village to study.
There are more and more children in Fei Lian School. Naturally, the training ceremony and tuition fees are not reduced. Zhang Fangyuan vaguely listened to the gossip. It seems that the tuition fees for children from other villages who come to his village are much higher than those in this village. .
The reason why the villagers didn't gossip about it is because their own children have to rely on Fei Lian in the school, and secondly, people are very selfish. The villagers hope that the admission requirements for children from other villages to enter their village schools will be higher. There are many, so that the gap between intimacy and distance appears.
At the end of last year, Fei Lian invited a boy from nowhere to teach with him, and now the village school is getting better and better, and the new boy is humbly studying with his promise of one teacher at a time, Fei Lian got a big fat in the summer Boy, he has a lot of style when he's haunting the village these days.
For this reason, Liu Xianglan ran to Fei's house more frequently this year than before.
Early in the morning, Zhang Fangyuan and Xu He got up to wash up, and the two cubs were also dressed and led out by Wen Zi.
Today I'm going to the second aunt's house for a drink. Hurry up and eat breakfast so you can go see my younger brother sooner.
When they got up in the morning, the two children were a little clingy to Xu He, and when they heard that they could go out for a drink, they broke free from Wen Zi's grasp and ran over when they saw Xu He, both wanting to let the little dad hold his little hand.
Rui Li ran faster, arrived first and grabbed Daddy's finger, then Ruijin stepped over and saw Daddy's other hand being held by a big hand, which was already occupied by someone, even a finger Not showing.
He folded his thick eyebrows and looked along his arms, his father was also looking at him with his smiling downcast eyes, very loving, but he didn't give up his little father's hand.
Brother, come here.
Rui Li originally wanted to act coquettishly and hug her little dad, but when she saw his brother being bullied, she called someone over very protectively, and gave her place to her brother. But how can I suffer from it, so I pulled Zhang Fangyuan's hand fiercely, thus occupying the father's position.
Zhang Fangyuan clicked his tongue: Brother Li, you are becoming more and more domineering.
No!
Your little daddy is mine. Zhang Fangyuan sat down in front of the table, looking at the child who was hugged by Xu He and sat on his lap, ready to eat.
Is the little daddy your daddy's? Rui Li blinked his eyes wide.
Xu He took a spoonful of porridge cooked with big bones and blew it to Rui Li's mouth: Eat quickly.
Hugging one and neglecting the other, he couldn't help but glared at Zhang Fangyuan: You don't hug one, both sit here with me, how can you feed them?
Zhang Fangyuan propped his face on the table: Then you won't rectify my name?
Xu He put down the spoon: Are you childish?
Ruijin and Ruili turned into curious babies upon hearing the words, and tugged at Xu He's sleeve: Say it, daddy.
Little Daddy belongs to me.
Ruijin and Ruili looked at each other, a little disappointed that the youngest father was not theirs, but when they looked at his father again, he was also dejected, and there was no discomfort in his heart, after all, everyone is the same.
Zhang Fangyuan beckoned to Ruijin: Come here, baby.
Ruijin knew that Daddy couldn't hold the two children to eat together, if Daddy had to feed them, he would have to sit on the bench by himself, but he would prefer to eat with him instead of eating on the bench by himself.
It's okay for dad to hug and eat, but the vision is better.
The pork bone porridge that has been stewed for almost an hour is thick, and the essence of the big bone has been boiled into the rice. After cooling down, it is fragrant and soft. The two children like it very much. When you are in a good state, you can eat a big bowl, so that you will not eat snacks until lunch money.
Rui Li opened his mouth to receive the rice porridge that was fed, blinked his eyes and asked curiously: Where did the big daddy come from?
Xu He's brows twitched slightly, and he looked at the little boy who was full of knowledge. The kids from other families were only curious about where he came from, but his own boy was curious about where his father came from. He was momentarily at a loss for words.
If you want to ask where he came from, you can still say that he was married by the Xu family, but his father Zhang Fangyuan is the owner of this family, and he was the one who built this family.
He thought about how the villagers told the children where the children came from, and said solemnly: Daddy was picked up from the river. When it rained and the water rose, he was washed to our village, so children can't just go to the river. Just play, super dangerous.
By the way, it also taught the children, which is very good.
Rui Li opened his eyes wide and was speechless in astonishment, Rui Jin said very seriously: It must be a lot of water, even Daddy would be washed away.
The two children instantly became in awe of Xiaohe, and they didn't want to catch small crabs and shrimps at all.
Zhang Fangyuan turned his head to look at Xu He, and narrowed his eyes. Xu He picked up a chopstick of sour radish and blocked the person's mouth.
After dinner, a family of four brought gifts to Fei's house. It was very lively there today. I heard that I bought half of Chen Sizhu. It was a big show. Parents of students from neighboring villages also came to congratulate. There are very few people who come to have a drink. The Fei family is very respectable and greets people very warmly.
Xu He took the two cubs to visit his second sister, and they gave birth to a fat boy, Fei's family, who is expected to be a sweetheart. Fei's mother, who has always been hostile to Xu Shaochun, is more polite to her than before, and Liu Xianglan comes to take care of Yue every now and then. Son, Xu Shaochun is much plumper than before, his face is ruddy, and he is very energetic holding the child.
He was greeting people in the yard with the child in his arms. Looking at the four members of the Zhang family, he stepped forward to say hello, Here we are.
Xu He nodded, and greeted the two children.
Xu Shaochun patted Ruili's head: It's better for you to be fast, Ruijin and Ruili will scream and run all over the place in a blink of an eye. I don't know how long I have to wait, but it's not easy to take. I often wake up in the middle of the night and cry. You have to hold An Rong for half an hour before falling asleep.
Xu Shaochun was happy to finally have a son, but he sighed slightly that it was not easy to take care of a child: In the end, your family is stronger. After buying a servant, someone will look after the child.
But Xu He wanted to say that the two children in their family were not very noisy when they were very young, and their rest time was similar to that of adults, but they didn't have much experience of the unpleasant experience of coaxing children in the middle of the night.
But he didn't say that it would be unpleasant, he said: Second Sister is only worried about one, and the two of me worrying about it together is useless.
I'll see the child.
Xu Shaochun carefully transferred the baby in the swaddle to Xu He's hands.
The little guy is so strong, much stronger than when Ruijin Ruili was born. Xu He hugged the heavy child, looked at the young and tender cub in the swaddle, and thought of how big Ruijin Ruili was. When the time comes, the heart of pity and love can't help rising.
The second treasure also needs to be looked at, and the second treasure must also be looked at.
Xu He laughed and squatted down to let the two children look at the baby as well. The relatives and friends who came to see the baby all laughed.
Seeing that there were many people who wanted to hold their children, and Xu Shaochun had to entertain other relatives, Xu He wisely took the two children to another place.
Today, there are people everywhere to welcome and send off. If he hadn't brought two children with him, he would have come here in advance to help prepare vegetables and cook.
Would you like some water? Little daddy will get you some.
Rui Li rolled his eyes all over the yard, he was very happy when he came out to play, and his ears were really good, so he got angry before answering Xu He's words: They talk loudly to Daddy!
Xu He looked for the sound and moved his brows slightly.
Zhang Fangyuan was surrounded by fellow villagers in the village at the moment, and was talking at this moment.
Now Zhang Tuzi's family is making money, and the business in the inn is so full every day, I'm afraid the money is almost uncountable. But we have invested all the money from our son's marriage into buying mulberries and opening ponds, but there is no money. Earn two Zier, Zhang Tuzi, a fellow in the big hometown, you can't just want to make yourself happy and ignore the big guy's life and death!
Yeah, if you hadn't suggested to the village chief to do these tricks, we wouldn't have done it. Just watching other villages make money, our village has never made a fart, and our family has been emptied. How are you doing?
The villagers were chattering at first, but they dragged it to this end. The more they talked, the more excited they became. If they hadn't watched the Fei family's happy event today, they might have started arguing.
Zhang Fangyuan had heard from the village head that some villagers were anxiously complaining, but he was not annoyed. He just said: Whether this kind of mulberry is good or raising fish, it will take time to get results after all. It is the same as raising pigs and raising chickens. The duck is the same thing. If you buy it today, can you still expect it to be exchanged for money tomorrow? Why don’t you feed it with food and wait for it to grow up and fatten before you can sell it for a good price?”
Everyone can't just watch other people's pigs grow strong and sell them for money and feel itchy. Just think about money and stop raising pigs honestly.
Some of the villagers were unreasonable when they were said, but they still said unreasonably: Why do you want to plant this mulberry tree and dig this fish pond? It would be great to plant some flowers like that in Hongshi Village, which can bloom all year round. There are several crops, and each season has flowers of each season.
The two villages do the same business and don't talk about enmity, but the flowers are after all ornamental things, and the only way to make money is to attract people to see them and sell other things. Our mulberry fish pond is not as good as flowers. You can attract customers, but you can sell cooked fish, mulberries, and silkworms, isn’t that better than planting some flowers?”
This thing has to be bought by someone to make money. No one is willing to buy it. At that time, it will have to be dragged to the city to sell it. It can't be sold at a good price, and it has to be sold. If it wasn't for the original I thought that people from the city might come to the village to buy it when they come out to have fun, but I haven’t seen two people coming this year, it just looks like they went to other villages.”
The villagers spread their hands, feeling uncomfortable.
I know that you businessmen have quick brains, and you talk and do things in a way. You can make money by bluffing us.
The village chief came to eat and saw the bustling here, and came to listen to it. Seeing that the words were becoming more and more ugly, he hurried in and said: Why are you bluffing who is making money for whom? In conscience, I said that I bought mulberries earlier. Digging ponds Zhang Fangyuan and the landlord’s family have contributed a lot, why are you so anxious, don’t take care of the things at home, and talk about this when you have this spare time.”
The villagers were silenced for a while by the village head's lecture, and someone muttered: The village head is all about the Zhang family and the landlord's house. Could it be that someone sent rice to the house?
What nonsense are you talking about! The village chief has been in the village for decades, and you don't know what to do.
The villagers were yelled at, and then realized that they had spoken seriously: I am also anxious. I have to pay back the money I borrowed. I can't see the harvest, so what should I do!
The other party said that the scene couldn't end because of the quarrel, Xu He was about to step forward to try to persuade the fight, and Fei Lian also came out of the room: Everyone, for the sake of the Fei family's wedding today, give me Fei Lian...
Fei Lian, who kindly wanted to persuade the fight, hadn't spoken yet, but was interrupted by the reunion after a long absence: Ah Lian!
The villagers were silent for a while, and all looked at the faceless boy who walked in the yard at some time.
Fei Lian was startled, and subconsciously said, Why are you here?
Zhang Fangyuan silently retreated to the side of the villagers. Suddenly, everyone forgot that they were still arguing just now, and huddled together to look at the people in the yard.
The men are all fine, they didn't talk directly, the woman in the village put down her things: Who is this?
The little brother raised his sleeves and wiped his eyes when he was surrounded by everyone, looking at the surprised Fei Lian with tears in his eyes: It seems that I found Ah Lian's place, I don't know what is the happy event today, I'm afraid I came at the wrong time.
In the words, the person was already crying: But there is really no way to find it.
Everyone already felt that there was a good show to watch, Xu Shaochun walked forward with the child in his arms, and faced the little brother directly, his expression was ugly to the naked eye.
This time, there was a young brother who came to the door crying and crying. Everyone knew that there was something tricky, but before Xu Shaochun had an attack, Liu Xianglan scolded him first: Where did you come from? Today is Fei Lian's eldest son's full moon wine. If you come We also treat each other with courtesy when we are serious about drinking, if I come here in a crooked way, I am not easy to bully as an old lady, I will definitely beat you out with a big stick.
Seeing Liu Xianglan who was about to jump up like a fighting cock, the little brother cried even more sadly: My lady, don't blame me, I'm looking for this Lian because I have his flesh and blood. If the Fei family doesn't accept me, I will also The only thing I can do is die, my death is a minor matter, I just feel sorry for the child.
As he said that, the little brother put his hands on his still flat stomach, and the villagers were in an uproar when they heard the words.
The faces of Fei's family also changed, and Fei Lian's face turned red, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
If there really was no connection at all, Fei Lian would have refuted it bluntly. Seeing her son like this, Fei's mother knew something in her heart. It would have made things even more embarrassing. In the past: Brother is having a good day to drink, let's have fun first, watching and crying will make people feel uneasy, quickly go into the house to rest, let's talk about it after we have something to do.
After saying that, he quickly dragged people into the house. Whether it was true or not, it was nothing to be put on the table. This made the joke even bigger when he was interrogating the details in front of all the young and old in the village.
Seeing this, Liu Xianglan's face flushed with anger, and Xu Shaochun was even more shocked.
It was the taciturn Father Fei who came to greet everyone that they should eat and chat. Although the villagers didn't chase them in to watch the fun, the host couldn't help but explode the pot as soon as he turned his back.
Xu He frowned, and hugged the two children into his arms. The children didn't know what happened, but felt that everyone was so strange, so they quickly hid in Xu He's arms.
Would you like to go in and have a look?
Zhang Fangyuan didn't expect such a thing to happen on the big day. Although the attention of the villagers was taken away from him, but after all, the two families are related, and he really couldn't be happy. Ah.
This is the Fei family's own business, and they probably won't want me to find out more carefully at this time.
Xu He thought about that little brother just now, who was born a bit flirtatious and beautiful, and at first glance he was different from the little brothers from rural and rural households like them. There are some resemblances, and I can probably guess the origin of that person.
If you really didn't tell a lie and have a child, looking at the belly that hasn't shown much yet, it should not exceed four months at most. A rough calculation shows that Fei Lian went out to hook up with Xu Shaochun when she was pregnant.
Xu He was a little confused, although men had a lot of affairs, and this was talked about among the women and brothers, but the man just laughed it off, and even felt that Fei Lian was quite capable.
Men have always had three wives and four concubines, but after all, that is the work of a powerful and powerful family. In rural areas where food and clothing are problems, there are not many men who can marry a decent wife.
Even if some poor families saved enough dowry money by selling pots and irons, they couldn’t ask for marriage because their family was too poor. They often had to go to the city to find and buy a daughter-in-law and come back, but the people who bought them had no choice at all, and some even passed their thirties. Widows, and those who are young will persuade those who have given birth to be more reliable, but the insurance can continue the incense.
For this reason, three wives and four concubines are very rare in the village. Most men only stay with one person all their lives. Although I don’t know if they have had a good time outside, but in the end, everyone sees only one family and one wife. He was a bit shocked by the sudden killing of people like this.
Everyone was also shocked, shocked that someone like Fei Lian who was well-educated and well-educated was actually quite flirtatious outside, making people's stomachs big enough to make trouble at home, which was really immoral.
But if this matter were changed to Zhang Fangyuan, it would be easier for everyone to accept it, and even think it is normal.
What's the matter, worried about your second sister?
Xu He shook his head lightly. Although he felt sorry for his second sister who had encountered such a thing when she was just born, but with Liu Xianglan protecting her like a hen and having a son by her side, the Fei family would not despise her, they would definitely Give me an explanation.
He just felt a little stunned, feeling empty. He used to live frugally and was busy running around for a few taels of silver, but now his family business has improved. Loose leaves, prosperous clan
So how can the population thrive? Naturally, they have many children, even now that they have a son and a younger brother, it is really nothing compared to other families with a dozen children.
No matter how a person can give birth, they should not come one after another, not to mention hurting the body, and losing their lives if they are not careful.
The best situation is to have more wives and concubines in the family.
He didn't know if Zhang Fangyuan would one day search for his own people and bring two people back.
He has been kind to himself these years, and he is very grateful in his heart, but no matter how grateful he is, he knows that he will not take the initiative to find two for him and put them away just because he is grateful.
In order to stay with him without him, he doesn't have to give up the reputation of being virtuous and virtuous.
Is it uncomfortable? Zhang Fangyuan looked at Xu He in a trance, and didn't take a bite of his face: Why don't we go back first? I don't think the villagers are here today.
Xu He tilted his head to look at the man with his thick eyebrows and eyes filled with concern, his heart warmed slightly, and he suddenly made a decision: Xu went to bed late last night, let's go back.
As long as Zhang Fangyuan didn't take the initiative to bring up this matter, he would definitely not help arrange other people to come into the house on his own. Xu He felt that he was a little selfish, but it wasn't as the saying goes: people don't kill themselves for their own sake.
Not long after, Xu He and Zhang Fangyuan discussed how to solve the difficulties of the villagers, and Liu Xianglan first went to the house to see the eldest grandson and scolded the Fei family by the way.
Fei Lian is really not a thing. He went out to hook up and sing, but he came to the village with a big belly and refused to leave.
After the banquet that day, the Fei family invited a doctor to take the little brother's pulse. He really had a happy pulse. Counting the days, it was Xu Shaochun's trouble outside when he was pregnant.
The little brother had a big belly and couldn't stay in the Goulan Washere any longer, and he didn't want to continue to be a joke business, so he simply came to find the child's father, and threatened that Fei's family didn't want anyone, so he bumped him to death at Fei's house.
Ji Feigou jumped around for a few days, and finally Fei's mother made the decision to accept the little brother as Fei Lian's concubine. Fei Lian was well-known, and now he has a respectable job as a teacher. Taking a concubine to enrich the incense of the Fei family is nothing to laugh at, but the way of taking concubines is a bit embarrassing.
But things have come to this, and there is only a thick skin first.
Who knows if the child belongs to Fei Lian, but he was accepted.
Liu Xianglan kept cursing, but Xu He and Zhang Fangyuan were very sensible. If they were not purely in the brothel, those who just played and sang for fun would have innocent bodies.
Fei Lian is not a fool, he must have known whether the little brother was innocent when he followed him, and he invited a doctor to make things right, so how could he easily let someone who doesn't know anything about him enter the door.
How is the second sister?
Liu Xianglan sighed: Of course your second sister is also angry, but don't be too impatient. I'm afraid that the Fei family in the village will say that she is jealous, and she will get divorced after she has a bad reputation. At least she has a son, so she has some sustenance in her heart. .”
That concubine is always a slave and a maidservant. Even if she is in a village household, she cannot go beyond her wife. Otherwise, I will be the first to report to the county government.
Xu He persuaded Liu Xianglan for a while, took out some cloth from home, and asked Liu Xianglan to send it to her second sister for food, which was also a relief.
Seeing Xu He being so caring, Liu Xianglan felt warm for the first time in her heart, and felt that it was only a family that could support each other, and said: The folks in the village are very noisy these days, so if you have something to do, call the village chief to take care of it. Who cares who cares? Anyway, it will be opened by the village chief.”
Xu He narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly: I know the villagers are anxious, and A Yuan and I are already thinking of countermeasures.