Aunt Fan was in charge of the cooking, while Aunt Hong was adding firewood.
There were four dishes for lunch: braised chicken, fried egg with loofah, pork liver and
radish soup, and kimchi. There were not many dishes, but each portion was very generous. Yang Haiyan asked Aunt Fan to pack a portion of braised chicken, pork liver and radish soup, and fried egg with loofah and put them in a thermos bucket. The staple food was white rice, which she would ask Uncle Hong to take away later.
She ate a small bowl of white rice, a few pieces of chicken, a few bites of pork liver and radish, and eggs, and left the rest of the dishes for Aunt Fan and Uncle Hong's family. Aunt Fan and
Uncle Hong and his wife ate all the remaining dishes. The staple food is a bowl of rice and sweet potatoes for each person. Although not full, but 70% full. For them, this meal is already very good.
After eating, Uncle Hong went to deliver the meal to Qin Fang.
Uncle Hong: "Madam, I have delivered the meal to the adults. We can pick up some firewood at the foot of the mountain we pass by, but it is not safe to park the donkey cart at the foot of the mountain, so I want to take my wife with me. She can guard the donkey cart while I pick up firewood. Do you think it's okay?"
Yang Haiyan heard it and said: "Yes." It's absolutely possible. Then the 30 wen of firewood a month can be saved. So, it's still good to have servants.
Baili Village
Qin Fang's hometown
Qin Tieniu is 38 years old this year, in the prime of his life. The eldest son Qin Fang went to serve in the army at the age of 16. Originally, he should have gone, and this matter was simple to say.
Grandpa Qin had three sons and two daughters. The Qin family was a wealthy family in Baili Village and had not yet split up. Qin Tieniu was the eldest son. Logically, because the Qin family had not split up, the one who could serve in the army would not be the eldest son Qin Tieniu, nor the eldest grandson Qin Fang. Families with a little bit of discipline knew the difference between the eldest son and the eldest grandson.
However, there was an exception.
The son of Qin Ershu Qin Erniu was only five years old at the time. As the saying goes, a child cannot be without a father when he is still young, so Qin Ershu naturally could not go to serve in the army.
Then only Qin Sanshu Qin Sanniu was left, but Qin Sanshu was the youngest, he married the latest, and he did not have a son at the time. However, accidents could happen at any time during military service. If an accident happened, Uncle Qin San would be extinct.
So when Qin Erniu and Qin Sanniu could not serve in the military, only the eldest son Qin Tieniu could go. Qin Fang was worried about his father going to serve, so he secretly signed up without telling his family. Once the military service quota was signed up, it could not be changed, so Grandpa Qin could only bear the reluctance to let his eldest grandson go.
They originally prayed that after five years of military service, the eldest grandson would be able to return safely. Little did they know that three years later, the eldest grandson became a centurion and could bring back three taels of silver every year.
Grandpa Qin made the decision, and of the three taels of silver brought back by the eldest grandson, one tael was given to the public and two taels were kept by the eldest house. No matter what the second and third wives thought about this, they had to keep it to themselves, after all, this was the money Qin Fang earned with his life.
On this day, Grandpa Qin was busy in the fields with his son and daughter-in-law, and the little granddaughter at home came to call for help. The little granddaughter was Qin Fang's eight-year-old sister, Qin Si Ya.
Qin Si Ya ran happily to the fields, and before she ran to the fields, she shouted towards the fields: "Grandpa, Dad, Mom, go home quickly, my eldest brother has a letter, and he also asked the official to bring back a big package."
Although the Qin family has not split up, the money earned privately by the several houses does not need to be handed over, so what Qin Fang said, that his mother is the head of the first house, is also true.
After hearing this, Qin's mother dropped her work and ran away. Qin's mother was not a soft-hearted person. Originally, Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin valued the eldest son, and they would certainly not marry a soft-hearted person to the eldest son. In addition, Qin's mother gave birth to three sons and was a great contributor to the Qin family, so she was very confident and her back was straight. For this eldest daughter-in-law, Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin were very respectful to her.
In addition, now that Qin Fang has a promising future, they value the eldest daughter-in-law even more.
Hearing that the eldest grandson had sent a letter, Grandpa Qin was also anxious, but unlike the eldest daughter-in-law, he did not drop his work and run away. He said, "That's all for today, everyone follow me back." At the beginning, every time the eldest grandson sent a letter, they would ask the village boy to read the letter. Last year, the eldest grandson sent three taels of silver, saying that he was sending his younger brother to school. He didn't say anything about taking the imperial examinations, but just said that learning to read would provide him with many opportunities for making a living.
So Qin Tieniu decided to send his two sons to study at the village tongsheng. Of course, the money was paid by the eldest wife herself, using two taels of the three taels of silver Qin Fang sent.
The third wife didn't have a son, so she didn't care about it. The second wife had a son, so she was unhappy, but the eldest wife had no choice but to use her own money to send her son to school.
The two children were sent this year. The older one, Qin Shouye, is 14 years old this year, and the younger one, Qin Shoucheng, is 11 years old this year. In fact, these two names were given by Qin Fang after they learned to read.
The Qin family was a farmer's family, and they didn't care much about naming. When the eldest grandson, Qin Fang, was born, Grandpa Qin spent six copper coins to ask the village student to help him pick a name.
However, now Qin Shouye and Qin Shoucheng already know a lot of words and can read letters.
When Grandpa Qin brought people back home, Qin Shouye and Qin Shoucheng had already returned from the student's house.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Grandma Qin said happily: "This is what Afang brought. It was just a letter before, but this time it's a big package."
Qin Shoucheng: "I don't know what my eldest brother brought, Grandma, open the package quickly and have a look."
Qin Shouye's personality is relatively stable. After his eldest brother went to serve in the army, he was the second son of the eldest wife. If his eldest brother had an accident, the family would rely on him, so he was taught to be very stable, while Qin Shoucheng was more lively. It's like this in every family, the eldest son has a big burden, while the youngest son is worry-free.
The package was packed in a wooden box. After removing the seal and opening the wooden box, you can see the things inside. It must be said that everyone was stunned when they saw the things inside. Because this is the first time that Qin Fang has brought something. In the past, it was always letters. Even money was only brought once at the end of last year. But why is there so much stuff this time? There is also cloth inside. This is really...
Aunt Qin: "Oh, this A Fang has made a fortune, right? In this way, military service is really good."
Mother Qin: "Military service is once every five years. If my second brother and his wife think it's good, let my second brother go next time." Her son is fighting hard. Even though there is no war now, what if there is a war? This sister-in-law can only say sarcastic words.
Aunt Qin: "Aren't you forcing the head of the family, sister-in-law? My Niu Dan is only nine years old. What if something happens to the head of the family?"
"Shut up." Grandma Qin warned. Hearing this, does it mean that it will be okay if her eldest grandson has an accident? But on one side is her son and on the other side is her grandson, of course she doesn't want anything to happen to either of them. Grandpa
Qin: "Shouye, you come and read the letter."
Qin Shouye: "Yes, Grandpa." He opened the letter, first poured out three taels of silver from the letter to Grandpa Qin, and then read the letter.
When he finished reading the letter, the Qin family was stunned.
Qin Shouye said again: "... There is another letter here. It is for our eldest house. My sister-in-law said that we should read it privately."
Mother Qin's eyes turned red: "Is Afang getting married? Or did the court find a daughter-in-law for him? She is educated and can read, that's great." She was originally worried that her eldest son would be 20 years old, and would not complete his five years of military service until March next year. When he returns, he will be 21 years old. How can she find a daughter-in-law? But she didn't expect that the court had found one for her son, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
When she heard in the letter that her daughter-in-law was educated and could read, and was now teaching her son to read, she was very happy. You know, a girl who is educated and can read is amazing, and she is so virtuous.
Qin Shouye: "This letter was written by my eldest sister-in-law. My eldest sister-in-law writes really well."
Grandma Qin's idea was the same as Mother Qin's. Now she didn't have to worry about her eldest grandson's marriage, and she was very happy to have such a good grandson's daughter-in-law. "Old man, according to what Afang's wife wrote in the letter, these things should be divided among us."
Aunt Qin: "Mother, Niudan is already old and he doesn't have a decent piece of clothing. Tear off a piece of this blue cloth for Niudan to make a piece of clothing." Mother
Qin: "This is a meeting gift from Afang's wife to her younger brothers and sisters. Afang's wife comes from a wealthy family. If you want to snatch this thing, won't you make Afang's wife a laughing stock?"
Aunt Qin: "But she is not here now and she doesn't know." It's bad enough that the eldest sister-in-law can give birth, but she actually found such a good daughter-in-law. It's really infuriating.
Mother Qin would not pay any attention to her. No one has the right to snatch the things given by their daughter-in-law. She said directly to Qin Shouye, "Erwa, distribute these things according to what your eldest sister-in-law said in the letter."
Aunt Qin looked at Grandma Qin, "Mother, can't you love Niudan? He is also your grandson."
Mother Qin, "If you want Niudan to be well, you have to rely on the efforts of your mother and his father, not on snatching things from others."
Aunt Qin, "Mother..."
Grandma Qin, "Okay, eldest daughter-in-law, you divide the things."
Mother Qin, "Yes. Dad, mother, these two pieces of cloth are for you, the same as the cloth for me and the head of the family. These two pieces are for Shouye and Shoucheng, and these two pieces are for Daya and Siya." Erya is the daughter of the second wife, and Sanya and Wuya are the daughters of the third wife.
Qin Daya is 16 years old this year. She has just been engaged and is going to get married at the end of the year. Although the cloth is not red, it can still make her a new dress. For Qin Si Ya, this cloth is also suitable. Yang Haiyan chose it well.
Qin's mother: "This handkerchief is for the second sister-in-law, the third sister-in-law, Er Ya, San Ya and Wu Ya." No matter whose daughter-in-law comes into the family, it is always better to treat the brothers and sisters of the husband's side better. "This purse is for Niu Dan."
As for Qin Ershu and Qin Sanshu, there is no more. The nephew's wife and uncle still need to be avoided. Besides, Yang Haiyan doesn't know what to give them. Besides, if she gives it to Qin Er's aunt, Qin San's aunt and the cousins, the affection will be over.
After sorting out the things, Qin's mother took the things from the first room back to the house, and called the people from the first room back: "The head of the family, the guardian, the guardian, the eldest daughter, and the fourth daughter, go back to the house." They wanted to continue reading the letter
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