Chapter 232: The elders’ gift cannot be declined
Xu Qingye got up from the bed, put on his clothes, and opened the door.
Jiang came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of porridge. When she saw him, she smiled and said, "Qingye, wake up. Breakfast is ready. Wash your face and come to eat."
"good."
Xu Qingye responded and went to the kitchen to get some water to wash his face.
At this moment, Zhang's voice came from the gate of the courtyard, "I was afraid that I would be late, fortunately Qingye and Tang'er haven't left yet."
Jiang put down the bowl, hurried out of the main room and walked towards Zhang.
"Sister-in-law, why are you here so early in the morning? Have you had breakfast? Our breakfast has just been served. Do you want to eat some together?"
"Don't eat. Zhen'er is cooking at home." Zhang came forward and handed the basket to Jiang. "Recently, we have saved 20 to 30 eggs at home. I thought Qingye was going to the county town to study, so I asked him to bring some eggs with him."
Jiang pretended to decline, "Sister-in-law, this is too polite."
Zhang smiled and put the basket into her hands. "Our family still depends on him. Now that the eggs have been delivered, I will go back."
"Sister-in-law, take care."
After Zhang left, the family started to eat breakfast, which was rice porridge and egg pancakes.
Mix eggs and flour into a batter, sprinkle with salt and chopped green onions, and the hot pot pancakes will be fragrant and soft.
Xu Wencheng has a big appetite, and Xu Qingye and Song Yuntang are about to go on a long journey. In order to ensure that the children have enough to eat, Jiang specially permed three or four more sheets of paper today.
The family was having dinner when the gate was knocked again.
"Second son's wife, Qingye hasn't left yet, right?" It was Mrs. Hu's voice.
Hearing the sound, Jiang hurriedly stuffed the cake in her hand into her mouth, got up and opened the gate.
"Mom and Dad, Qingye is still eating in the room, come in quickly."
After she finished speaking, she wiped her hands on her apron and walked into the yard holding Hu's arm.
Xu Qingye stood up and said, "Grandpa and grandma are here."
Mrs. Hu smiled at her eldest grandson and quickly asked him to sit down. She said lovingly, "Eat your food. Grandma and grandpa thought you were going on a long journey and didn't know how long we would see you again, so we came to see you."
"Have Mom and Dad eaten?" Xu Yongwang asked.
Hu smiled and said, "We ate it here."
"Have another pancake." Xu Yongwang looked at Xu Wencheng, "Wencheng, give two pancakes to grandpa and grandma."
"Why."
Xu Wencheng moved swiftly, picked up the basin from the table and walked towards Xu Yuande and Hu.
Mrs. Hu waved her hands hurriedly.
"No, no, don't let that happen. You won't have enough to eat. We can go back and cook when we need to eat later."
Jiang smiled and took two pancakes and handed them to them, "Dad and mom, just eat one. I specially boiled a few more this morning. If you don't come, you can have the leftovers."
She came to the table and sat down, picked up the chopsticks again and started eating the porridge in the bowl.
Xu Yuande looked at Xu Qingye.
"When you go to the county town, you must first have enough food and clothes. Although grandpa hopes that you can succeed in the future, he also hopes that you can have a good body."
Xu Qingye nodded, "I know."
Xu Yuande looked at Song Yuntang again, "Qingye wife, since you are going to the county with him, please try to arrange his life before coming back. This child used to study so hard that he didn't even have time to eat."
As he spoke, he took out a silver ingot from his lapel.
"Grandpa and grandma are old and can't make money now. They saved a little money when they were young. Take these ten taels and find a small restaurant to send some simple meals to Qingye every day. It should be enough to support them for a month or two."
Xu Yongwang and Jiang quickly stood up, wanting Song Yuntang to refuse.
But Song Yuntang had no intention of collecting money from the old man. Life is not easy when you are old. For farmers, even if they work hard when they are young, they cannot save much money in the end. What's more, they have to give some to their children when the family is divided.
I'm afraid these ten taels were squeezed out from between my teeth.
"Even if Grandpa didn't tell me, I would definitely arrange it for him. I can't accept this money."
Xu Yuande said seriously, "It is a gift from an elder, and you cannot refuse it. Just take it if you are asked to. Now Qingye has picked up the book again and is going to spend a lot in the future."
After all, he used to be a village head and had only been out of office for one or two years. When he became serious, he was still quite dignified.
Song Yuntang couldn't resist and looked in the direction of Xu Yongwang and Jiang as if asking for help.
Jiang looked in the direction of Xu Yongwang, then turned to look at Song Yuntang, "Since it was given by your grandparents, just keep it and show your filial piety to them in the future."
Xu Yuande put the silver in Song Yuntang's hand and waved his hand, saying, "You don't need to be filial. Your mother and I will take care of ourselves and try not to burden you. It's enough for you to live your life well."
Song Yuntang thought about it and decided that he couldn't just take the old man's money for nothing, so he went back to his room and took out the remaining Angong Niuhuang Pill and two Yangxue Pills from the medicine box.
"This is Angong Niuhuang Pills for Grandpa, and the other two Yangxue Pills are for Grandma. If it works well for you, we'll take one pill every half a month. When your Qi and blood are sufficient, your body may feel a lot more relaxed."
She had examined Hu's pulse and prescribed some medicine. After taking it for a while, she felt that the medicine was too bitter and tasteless in her mouth, so she stopped taking it.
She said she knew her own body and now that she was old, life and death were determined by her own destiny, so she didn't want to waste that money.
The old lady saw things clearly. Her children had no objections, so as her grandson's wife, she couldn't say anything.
Now that the old couple are willing to consider them, she certainly also wants them to live an easier life.
When she heard that she didn't need to take it every day, Mrs. Hu didn't refuse, but just asked, "Isn't this thing cheap?"
Song Yuntang smiled and said, "I made it myself. It's not a very expensive thing."
Only then did Mrs. Hu carefully put the thing into her sleeve pocket.
After Xu Qingye finished his meal, he went to the cowshed to lead the mule out and harnessed it to the mule cart.
Song Yuntang took his boxes and carried his own medicine box as well, just in case he needed it when he went to the county town.
As soon as he walked out of the house, Xu Wencheng stepped forward and took the box from Song Yuntang.
"Sister-in-law, I'll get it for you."
After Xu Qingye stuffed the boxes and medicine boxes into the mule cart, he looked at the elders behind him.
"Mom, Dad, Grandma, we are leaving. Take care."
Before they left, Mrs. Hu wiped her eyes and said, "You too, must take care of yourself and don't stay up too late at night. It's getting colder now, and I don't know if the bed in the county town will be as warm as the earthen kang your father built for you. If it's cold, don't force yourself to bear it. It's the same when you come back to study. There's no rush."
Xu Qingye nodded.
"good."
Jiang was not that sad at first, but after hearing Hu's instructions, she couldn't help but tear up.
Xu Yuande spoke.
"Let's go quickly. Go early and make arrangements early. Be careful on the road."
Xu Qingye responded, helped Song Yuntang onto the mule cart, and headed towards the village entrance.
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