When Zhang Sanzhuang figured out what happened, he almost died of laughter.
Hearing the guests laughing so loudly, he couldn't help but tremble all over, but he didn't want to let the guests laugh at his "boss", so his face trembled for a long time, as if he had some serious illness.
He is not like his brother-in-law, a scholar who can read and write but still attaches great importance to propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame.
The Zhang family has been farmers for two generations, and the mud on their legs hasn't been washed clean yet. The elders at home usually curse people with shit, piss and fart. He accepts such dirty jokes very well.
Besides...
Zhang Sanzhuang tried to hold it in for a long time, but couldn't help it. He leaned over the counter and burst out laughing, waving at his brother-in-law.
"You don't need me. Once I go back and tell my sister-in-law and Awan, someone will be happy to do it."
Inside the restaurant, the customers had no intention of paying and leaving. Many of them gathered together, asking Changshou to pull Qiao Rui away, and surrounded a few children, asking them in a "pleasant" manner why the children wanted to learn to play with fire.
"Oh, you Ada won't play with fire, so you let your mother get pregnant?"
"Oh, you want to teach your Ada how to play with fire? What an ambition!"
"Come, tell me, does your uncle play with fire at home every day?"
…
Ju Fu Restaurant closed earlier than usual that night.
Sun Laohuo took off the hats Miao Wan had specially made for the cooks and came out looking a little puzzled. "Why are there so many people ordering jar meat and braised meat today? And they're not eating here?"
Zhang Sanzhuang thought to himself that the wine from the Yun family next door was also selling very well today.
They definitely don't have time to eat and chat at Ju Fu Restaurant. They must be taking the wine and meat back home to gossip with their relatives and friends.
He told Sun Laohuo the story with a chuckle. The main thing was that he hadn't laughed enough at the moment. If he laughed again when he got home, his mother would not forgive him with her fire stick.
Sun Laohuo was choked and speechless for a long time. He circled around his son-in-law in surprise and said, "So, you and my daughter have been married for seven years and you only have two children. Are you playing with fire?"
Zhang Sanzhuang: "..." He's wronged! He hasn't even seen the Fire Avoidance Chart, okay?
At least he had never seen it before his brother-in-law had it!
Old Sun looked at him with a fake smile, "Just wait and see. If people start to say our Ju Fu Restaurant isn't the best restaurant for food, but the best at playing tricks. I've spent half my life in the kitchen, and you've brought shame upon me. Remember this beating I'll give you."
This way he wouldn't have to beat his mother-in-law now and then be unable to bring himself to do it when he gets home.
Zhang Sanzhuang: “…” No, he, he is innocent!!! It’s not like he is talking nonsense!
He knew his father-in-law wouldn't listen, so he went home and told it all to Madam Zhang.
"Ouch! Am, be gentle, I just didn't have time to stop Tiedan and the others!"
Tiedan cried loudly, covering his buttocks that were greasy from being beaten, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "No, Ada didn't say anything, he was even laughing!"
Donkey Egg was also beaten to a pulp and echoed, "Uncle San was even winking at me. I thought he was encouraging us!"
The female soldiers all heard it, nodded in understanding, and picked up a few more fire sticks with expressionless faces. The screams and howls of ghosts and wolves from the Zhang family became louder and even reached the Qiao family.
Qiao Rui and Changshou stood at the foot of the wall, pinching their ears with their hands and holding bowls of water on their heads.
The two of them were originally feeling quite aggrieved, but now when they heard the vague movements from the Zhang family, the sense of happiness gained from this contrast made them quickly have a good attitude to admit their mistakes.
"Mom, I was wrong!"
"Boss, I was wrong too!"
Geng and Miao Wan held Taotao in their arms, looking at the two people expressionlessly. A closer look revealed a blush on Miao Wan's face, a blush that she couldn't hide even with her thick skin.
Geng felt her hands itching. If there was no tradition of beating children in her family, she would have slapped her daughter by now.
Changshou was originally dragged over there to take care of the young master. Qiao Shengwen said this quietly. He saw it clearly at the time, so Geng did not blame Changshou.
At this moment, he just snorted coldly and asked Qiao Rui: "Tell me, Miss Qiao, what did you do wrong?"
Qiao Rui shrank her neck, shaking the bowl of water. She froze in fear, "Mom, Mom, I was wrong... I shouldn't have eavesdropped on your conversation with Big Brother."
"Your ears are very sensitive to the wind. It's hard to prevent you from hearing it! It's not about this!" Geng was so angry that she glared at Qiao Rui and scolded her.
Her two children were both healthy. When Qiao Ruichen was a child, her father had his bones touched, and out of love for him, he took him away when he was only five years old.
Although Qiao Rui had never practiced martial arts, her ears were better than others. She could always hear most of what others were saying in a low voice.
Qiao Rui pouted. "Well, I'm not being ridiculous. I thought it was common sense that playing with fire meant not having children. My second sister-in-law didn't want to have children, so I just wanted the Zhang family's children to learn from her and be filial to their mother. I was really kind-hearted and didn't want to be beaten."
Who knows, it seems like they were beaten even harder. It hurts me just listening to it.
Geng: "..." It was over. She couldn't look at the word "filial piety" anymore.
Seeing that Geng was unable to do anything with her daughter, Miao Wan shook Taotao who was chewing on the golden nest and sighed.
"Xiao Rui, my sister-in-law and mother don't mind you going out to chat with your friends. A talkative and cheerful girl is quite cute."
Qiao Rui immediately raised her head and looked at her sister-in-law pitifully, "Sister-in-law feels sorry for me."
Geng was so angry that she thought Miao Wan was trying to smooth things over. She was just about to say a few words to her daughter-in-law. This matter was not a big deal, but it was not a small one either. How would Awan go out and see people in the future?
However, Miao Wan's next words made Geng's face turn pale.
Miao Wan sighed again, "But our family still has enemies. Dad and your brother are always talking about important things at home. You never know what they say might sound like idle chatter, but if it gets out, it could be fatal. Dad will have to give Xiaorui more homework."
Geng was thinking even more. There were so many secret recipes at home. Although her daughter was sensible, she might not know what was important and what was not, or she might tell others how she lived.
Miao Wan was too willing to spend money on her family. If Qiao Rui said something casually and affected the family's income, it would be a small matter. But if people knew that the Qiao family was quietly eating meat and making a lot of money, it might bring about a fatal disaster.
Geng made the decision, "Learn! From today on, Xiaorui can only go out once every ten days. Until she learns to hold the door with her mouth, she is not allowed to go out to play with others, not even to Zhang's house."
Qiao Rui was stunned. "What? No—"
Miao Wan placed Taotao in Geng's arms and pulled Qiao Rui up distressedly, "There's no need to be like this. They're still children. Otherwise, the Zhang family will definitely think we're blaming their children for being ignorant."
Qiao Rui looked at Geng with hope in her eyes.
Miao Wan added, "It's cold and the private school hasn't opened yet. It would be better to let the children study and learn to read at the Qiao family's house. This would save them from making too much noise and preventing their father-in-law and cousin from studying."
This is a good idea. Geng had heard her husband say this several times with a headache. "Then do as you say. Tomorrow, I will work with Aunt Geng and the others to clean up the west row of houses. Before we move, we will let them study first. After we move, we will move them directly to the west courtyard and let them go to school."
Qiao Rui secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quietly grabbed her sister-in-law's hand to express her gratitude.
As long as she is asked to play with her friends, she can study. She also has to study on weekdays.
Miao Wan smiled. She had already lost all her face. She thought she was going to just let it go like this? No way!
She can now take out the schooling system and reward and punishment measures for Taotao in primary, middle and high school. Do you still want to gossip and go out to continue to show off her limited face in the future?
Just pass the exam first! If you fail, forget it.
So, all the children of the Zhang family, big and small, were thrown into the Qiao family to attend classes before they were even fully grown.
Ruan Qi and his son also hurriedly threw their children over, and the 20-something children were just enough to form two classes, big and small.
Geng was in charge of teaching, while Zhang and Yang, who was temporarily unable to go to the pigpen, were responsible for maintaining classroom discipline.
Whenever Yang thought of going out, someone would ask her how she and Zhang Erzhuang played with fire on the kang, and why they had so many children because they hadn't done it right. Now she wanted to fry all the children's buttocks as vegetables.
At this moment, she was holding the soft ruler that Miao Wan had specially asked the Yu family to make, and was guarding the two rooms like Madam Zhang guarding the door god.
There is a low table sent by the Yu family in the room. There is a felt carpet at home and the floor is heated, so there is no need to worry about the cold.
The children sit all day long, studying Chinese, math and geography in the morning, and math, Chinese and history in the afternoon. They are so dizzy from studying that they can't even keep up with the crying.
If they dared to let out a cry, Madam Zhang and the Yang family would come down with the ruler before they could even finish their cry. As it was a soft ruler, the female soldiers did not feel sorry for hurting the children.
But only those who have been hit with the ruler know that the bones are fine, but the flesh is swollen, and they are the ones who feel the pain.
Qiao Shengwen and Ruan Jiasheng even felt that the house suddenly became quiet, and they were so happy as if a blessing had fallen from heaven. They also took special care of the geography and history courses.
After all, when it comes to mapping the territory of Dayue and quoting from classics, Geng's knowledge is no match for the two men who have traveled abroad.
For a time, the story that the owner of Jufu Restaurant was good with fire spread widely. Some people even said that the owner of Jufu Restaurant had excellent skills in playing with fire. He could still have countless women and was pregnant every day even in his seventies.
Miao Wan pretended not to know about this and said, "Old man, what does this have to do with her, Miao Shiren?"
She was only concerned with supervising the construction work between the new house, Wa City and Qianjin Building, and had not been to Jufu Restaurant for several days.
The days were peaceful for everyone except the children, who were suffering from their crying every day. Soon it was February 2nd, Taotao's birthday and the one-year-old ceremony.
It was a rare day for the children not to go to school, so Miao Wan waved her hand... and asked her mother-in-law to give them a day off.
It’s not because Taotao is going to have a one-year-old celebration.
In Xining Town, only wealthy families can afford to hold the "Zhuazhou" ceremony. Poor families just give their children longevity noodles on their birthdays and don't hold a banquet, for fear of diminishing the child's blessings and making them unable to raise their children.
Even wealthy families pay attention to this and will not go to great lengths to organize it. At most, the family will have a meal together and invite relatives from the outside to come over to help with the celebration.
The Qiao family didn't plan to hold a big wedding for Taotao.
When everything closes early in the evening, we can all get together and ask her to grab some food, eat, drink and have some fun.
The most important thing is that everyone is busy. This is obviously a day to make money. Even giving birth to a child did not delay the opening of the restaurant. It is impossible for everyone to take a break and come to celebrate with Taotao.
The reason for asking for leave for the children was, of course, because Miao Shiren needed the Boy Scouts.
No matter why, they were dug up by their mother before dawn and sent to the west row of the Qiao family's house. The little kids, big and small, were extremely happy. They were so excited that they didn't even want to sleep in the next morning and jumped up early.
The second branch of the Zhang family had three little kids who were so busy that Yang couldn't sleep. She was so angry that she wanted to beat them up again even though she was pregnant and sleepy.
Donkey Egg and Tie Zhu both jumped away, holding their buttocks. "We have to do some errands for Auntie today. Am, you can't hit us!"
Maodan was a step slower, and was slapped by his mother before he covered his butt. He pouted and was furious. "Amu didn't listen to Auntie. Let Grandma beat you. I'm going to find a firewood stick!" [Read novels on the official account: Jiuju Push]
The more Zhang Erzhuang listened, the more outrageous it seemed. His son was so filial that he almost wouldn't see the sun.
Before my wife gets angry, I quickly put one under each armpit and treat it to Donkey Egg.
"Hurry up! If you're still taking your time when doing things for your aunt, you won't even be able to eat warm shit!"
Donkey Egg ran while shouting, "We eat hamburgers! Unlike Ada! We don't eat shit! Not even if it's hot!"
Zhang Erzhuang: “…”
Not to mention his wife, he even wants to beat his child.
Speaking of the day when the Dragon Raises its Head, not only the people of Xining Town are excited, but also the people in the surrounding villages and even the people living in the remote areas of Xiyong County are happy because they can see the annual dragon dance event again.
Even though Xiyong County also had celebrations, they were not as grand as the one organized by the garrison of the Gubei Army. The dragon was even more lifelike.
The common people don’t know that all dragons are from the same family and there is no difference between them, but people feel that the ones from Xining Town are more beautiful, so they bring their families to the town.
Xining Town barely had three snowfalls last year and this year.
It is freezing cold in the morning and evening, but sometimes at noon the weather will be kind and the sun will be quite warm. The snow will melt completely, and the town inside and outside will be dry. If you walk fast, you will kick up dirt.
However, this also made it convenient for old farmers in the countryside to bring their families to the town to watch the fun, and for a time the streets and tile market were bustling with activity.
It's such a lively occasion only once a year, and even those who don't usually go out can't help but pack up their things and head to town.
It's not for my own food and drink. The bacon that the family didn't want to eat during the New Year can be sold, and the eggs saved over the past month can also be exchanged for some money. After all, I've come here for nothing.
For the common people living in the countryside who have a hard time, the bacon, chicken butts and pork hanging from the beams are more important than money houses and are the food for the whole family.
There are also people who grow vegetables on the kang in the house. This requires free time and careful care. Most people will not take the trouble. Even if the kang is heated, it is not enough for the family to sleep. Who would be willing to heat a kang just for some vegetables?
But once this green vegetable grows, it will become a rarity even for people who have been eating dried vegetables all winter. As soon as the green color shows a little, it will be snatched away by merchants in Wa City, and it will become the most sought-after commodity.
So in the past, the common people came here trembling with energy. When they heard that someone was carrying green vegetables grown on the kang, they would be so envious that they wanted to cry. A handful of green vegetables could be equivalent to half a basket of eggs.
If the family doesn't buy much, they will grit their teeth and spend money to buy some delicious food for the children to satisfy their hunger on festive occasions like this.
Some people listened to the children who were held on their necks chattering about what delicious food there was in the town. The various delicious dishes from Jufu Restaurant frequently appeared in the children's mouths. Although no one had ever eaten them, they had occasionally smelled the aroma when passing by to buy seasonings.
The more you haven't eaten it, the more it tastes like an elixir, which makes you think about it and yearn for it even in your dreams.
But the more these people listened, the more bitter they felt. There were only one or two baskets of eggs, and at that time, two cents per egg, they could only earn one or two hundred coins.
You have to buy oil, salt, sauce and vinegar for the family, and they are all expensive.
And the clothes at home were so torn that they couldn't be seen again, and they couldn't afford to buy a cotton-padded jacket for five cents, so they had to find some thick cloth to sew patches on their clothes...
After all the miscellaneous calculations, it's good if you can save a few cents, but a few cents can only buy a few pieces of malt sugar to sweeten your mouth. Do you want to step into the door of Ju Fu Restaurant?
Even if the waiters didn't chase them away, none of them would be able to light the fire once they got in, which would be so embarrassing.
So after arriving at the tile market, most people would rush to the tile market to pay two big coins, set up stalls and sell their goods first.
Before selling things, I buy a piece of candy for the children to coax them to eat delicious food next time.
Some children are sensible and don't make a fuss. They are content just to hold the malt candy in their mouths, which they can't eat normally.
But some children are spoiled too much at home and can't get enough of malt candy. They want to throw a tantrum when they smell the fragrance, but they don't dare to make too much noise because they are unfamiliar with the place.
But tears and grumbling are inevitable. The adults are mentally prepared and most of them are calm, selling things based on the children's tears and whining.
This is how we've been doing it in previous years, so there's no reason it should be any different this year, right?
But this year I really can't fool you.
They hadn't sold all their goods yet when a group of little kids in thick clothes suddenly rushed into Washikou, nearly twenty of them in total, big and small.
Although he was dressed warmly, his clothes were not new and were patched. But the chubby face could not deceive anyone, and everyone knew that he must be a child from a sturdy family.
So when they hear them clamoring for fried chicken racks and burgers, they just look at their own children nervously, afraid that their children will feel wronged by the comparison and start a quarrel.
The good news is that children from poor families grow up early and there are few who are really ignorant. The children in the town clamor for food and drink, but they know that their families cannot afford it and they will not compare with others.
The bad news is that the incident still broke out.
The hustle and bustle of the entire Wa City could not drown out the crying of the children, which made many people curious and asked what was going on.
The author has something to say:
The Zhang family is a butcher's family with many filial sons and grandsons.
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