Chapter 225 Heart-to-heart talk

At night, Dou Jing, Lu Zhaoshi, Wang Yannian and County Magistrate Hu stayed at Su's house, while the rest of the people were dispersed and stayed in different houses for one night.

The Su family members crowded in the main hall for a meeting. Su Bucheng and Su Laosan would leave with Dou Jing and others tomorrow, so the family members gathered together to talk.

"Da Lang, San Lang, work hard and don't miss home! Follow the adults and make great achievements.

"If the master gets promoted, you can also take some credit. Maybe we can leave Lingnan in our lifetime!" Old Lady Su urged earnestly.

"Mother! Don't worry, your sons will work hard and live up to your expectations! We will make sure that you leave Lingnan in your lifetime!" Su Bucheng coaxed her.

This possibility is extremely small. Just look at Huanggou Village and you will know. Su Bucheng has never had such an illusion. He is just trying to make his old mother happy.

"You are all good children!" Old Mrs. Su couldn't help wiping away her tears again.

Just like when Dalang went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, he placed the hopes of the whole family on him.

"Don't cry anymore, mother. We sons will help you leave Lingnan in glory." The three sons said in unison.

Such a heartwarming scene of loving mother and filial son is really touching!

"How could my adopted son not know? Mother is happy!" the old lady said angrily, "Now that Dalang and Sanlang have got their chance, only Erlang is left."

After hearing this, Su Laoer, who was already feeling a little lost, felt even more guilty. He was the dumbest among the three brothers, and at his age he still made his old mother worry.

"Second brother, don't be anxious. Let's get married after the busy farming season. There will be someone in the house who understands your needs.

Please take some time to help Jinfeng Village repair the road. They have wholeheartedly helped us, and we in Huanggou Village must repay this favor. Thank you for your hard work, second brother."

Su Bucheng patted his second brother on the shoulder and looked for an opportunity to push him out.

"Don't worry, brother, I'll take care of it!" Su Lao Er said, "When you and Third Brother go out, there has to be someone at home to watch over you."

"Uncle, marrying Aunt is the top priority, you can't leave!" Su Ying livened up the atmosphere.

"Haha!" Su Lao Er smiled foolishly, "Actually, I'm extremely lucky!"

Marrying the noble daughter of Hongnong Yang family, even if she was down and out, she was still married to a noble family. If she hadn't accidentally rescued her last time, how could she have gotten married?

Su Shiyan, Su Chenyan and Su Zhaoyan, who were listening silently, had stiff faces and felt blocked in their hearts. What was coming was finally coming!

"Yeah! To be honest, my second uncle's matter is the most important, so I really can't leave!" Su Ying joked.

She noticed that Shi Yan, Chen Yan and Zhao Yan were unhappy, but she ignored them. They acted like their parents had died all day long, which was really boring.

The whole family is being cautious and tired. I can't figure it out myself, and no matter how others try to persuade me, it's no use.

What's more, Shi Yan and Chen Yan are eighteen or nineteen years old. It's time to talk about marriage. If they still don't make up their minds, they will be confused after getting married.

"It's a pity that my elder brother and third brother can't attend the wedding banquet!" Su Lao Er felt very regretful.

"Haha, it doesn't matter. Maybe when my third brother and I come back, our Su family will have another addition." Su Bucheng said with a smile.

"Haha!" Everyone laughed.

"Uncle, don't worry. After Aunt comes home, you can go and repair the road with peace of mind. Don't worry, you will still achieve something after repairing the road!" Su Ying comforted.

“Our village was short on time, so we made the mortar road. When Jinfeng Village was repairing it, we arranged for people to make cement!

The mortar made by mixing cement with river sand and gravel is even harder and more durable than the one in our village. With cement, you will definitely make a name for yourself in Lingnan!"

"Aying, is the cement really that good?" Su Laoer was very tempted.

"Of course, you can find a few experienced kiln workers to slowly figure it out. If you are short of iron smelting slag, you can ask Lord Lu to get some and start researching it in Qingshi Mountain."

"Yes, what Ah Ying said is right!" Su Lao Er was full of confidence. "If we can make cement, we can build a few more kilns in Qingshi Mountain in the future. The village can make a lot of money just from cement!"

"Second uncle, if you can really make it, you will be able to leave Wu County and Wuzhou, and the chief of Lingnan Province will come to invite you!" Su Ying said with a smile.

"Why would you ask me to do that? At worst, you can ask Mr. Hu Erlang to build a few more cement kilns outside." Su Laoer couldn't think of anything worth asking him to come to his house.

"Uncle!" Su Ying smiled. "You can open mountains and build roads, and you can also make cement. Do you know what this means to Lingnan?"

"What?" Su Laoer was puzzled, but his eyes were expectant.

"The roads in Lingnan are treacherous and difficult to enter and exit. If my second uncle leads people to dig and widen the road, and then pave it with cement, Lingnan will become smooth and convenient, just like the south of the Yangtze River.

That's when merchants will truly gather! Second Uncle will also go down in history!" Su Ying said confidently.

"It's true!" Su Lao Er stood up excitedly, his eyes shining with disappointment. "A Ying, tell me the cement making method in detail!"

"Don't worry, Uncle. I only have a rough idea of ​​this. You'll have to figure it out on your own."

Su Ying pulled her second uncle to sit down and explained the composition, proportions, and several firing methods of cement one by one, emphasizing details such as temperature.

The two brothers Su Boyan and Su Zhongyan tacitly took notes on the side and then handed it to their second uncle.

Su Ying's words just now not only excited Su Lao Er, but also several young men. No one wanted to be mediocre.

They always participate in the busy farming season, which is half farming and half studying.

After working a few times, my mentality changed.

The work is so hard that I deeply understand the difficulties farmers face.

They were not as smart as their younger sister, who could adapt to local conditions and reduce labor, but they also learned to think from the perspective of the grassroots and think about how to govern a village, a county, or a state.

"Shi Yan, Chen Yan, Zhao Yan, Aye knows that you are unwilling to give up!" Tonight, Su Laoer and his two sons squeezed into one room, which was a rare opportunity for them to have a heart-to-heart talk.

Because of the marriage with the Yang family, the father and son had a very unhappy quarrel and hardly spoke to each other.

"Father, do you really have to marry the girl from the Yang family? Don't you care about my mother's past feelings? Do you know how miserable my mother's life is?"

Su Shiyan struggled desperately, still trying to stop his father from remarrying.

"You all saw how rambunctious your mother was, and Ah He, if there was even a glimmer of hope, why would I be so heartless?

If you dare to plant grain, what else can you not dare to do?

He works hard every day, but who knows when he will get unhappy and poison the whole family with arsenic.

With your mother's personality, without power and nothing to covet, Aye is just a waste in her eyes.

No matter how good-tempered a person is, he or she can't stand her noise and says that she has a miserable life. But have they ever asked that family what she did to deserve such treatment?

Whether you marry the girl from the Yang family or not, your mother will never return to the Su family!

Don't take your mother's affairs out on the daughter of the Yang family!" said Su Laoer.

"But how are my sons supposed to cope? Are they just going to watch their mother suffer and do nothing?" Su Shiyan couldn't get over it.

"Shi Yan, you are a good boy, loyal, kind and filial, but loyalty, kindness and filial piety also depend on different people.

If you treat good people like this, you are loyal, kind and filial; if you treat bad people like this, you are aiding and abetting evil.

If you take her back, she'll poison her entire family with arsenic. Do you think this is filial piety or unfilial piety?"

Su Shiyan was speechless. He had never thought about these things. He just felt that Xiao Qin was his mother and he was taught that there were no wrong parents in the world.

No matter how noisy Xiao Qinshi was or what she was, she was still his mother. He should protect her and accept her. He was the one who was wrong.

"You don't have to accept what I say now. When you can set up your own business in the future and have the ability to support her and take her home, you will understand." Su Laoer sighed.

The father failed to completely impress his three sons, but the relationship was no longer as stiff as before and had eased a lot.