[Chapter 2091 Tie Kui Fanwai (15)]
After the spring, Tie Kui went to the school. The husband of the school is an old scholar. He opened this private school when he was over 30 years old and did not pass the entrance examination.
The children of the peasant family cannot afford to read, not only because of the need to practice cultivation, but also because of the money needed for pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Like Tie Kuijin’s private school, one semester’s training costs six taels of silver.
Hearing that Tie Kui was going to go home, Tie Hu angrily scolded: “Aren’t you joking? If you’re going to study, just study hard. Don’t worry about money, Dad can afford it.” Except for the thirty-five taels of gold In addition, there are more than thirty taels of silver. Now that there is land, there is no need to buy food, and the money he earns from hunting is enough for Tie Kui.
Tie Kui said, “My home is less than a quarter of an hour away from the town, so I won’t be late.”
“If you have this time, it’s better to study more.”
Tie Kui shook his head and said, “You can study at home. Dad, even if I live at home, I won’t delay my homework.”
Tie Hu couldn’t convince Tie Kui, so he had no choice but to.
Tie Kui not only went home to live, but also brought food to the school to eat. In this way, Chunxiang gets up and cooks before dawn. Fortunately, there is a stove there, so you can reheat your meals when it’s cold.
Teachers are all students who prefer to study well. Although Tie Kui has restrained himself, he plays very well. If you study casually, you will surpass other students.
Today, Tie Kui went home early. Put down the book and go to the field. Sure enough, as soon as they arrived in the field, they saw Chunxiang and Chunni busy.
“Why did you come back so early today?” At first, Tie Kui went to the school, and the three father and daughter did not agree to go to the ground. However, the father and daughter were still persuaded by Tie Kui.
Tie Kui said, “Mr. is not feeling well, so he gave us two days’ leave.” People who eat grains will inevitably get sick. In the private school, there is only one old scholar, and he can only take a vacation when he is ill.
After saying this, Tie Kui asked, “Where is Dad? Did you go to the field?” Tie Kui went to study, and Chunxiang and Chunni were both girls. No matter how capable Tiehu is alone, it is impossible to plant ten acres of land. So, when the spring is busy, I invite someone. When the food is harvested, it is necessary to invite people.
Chunni shook her head and said, “No, I went hunting with Father Li in the mountains.”
After hesitating, Tie Kui said, “Didn’t Li Bo say that the mountain is too dangerous and he doesn’t want to go hunting again?”
Chun Ni said with a smile, “Uncle told Auntie that I would go hunting with my father in the mountains, don’t worry.” In fact, not only Aunt Li was relieved, but so were their sisters.
The Li family and the Tie family both have houses and land, and the two of them have a good share of money by hunting together. This method didn’t work before because Iron Tiger had to hunt to support his family. Now you don’t have to worry about your livelihood, earn less money, and put your safety first.
In the evening, Father Li and Tie Hu came back with a wild boar weighing more than two hundred pounds. The two of them didn’t stop, they carried them directly to the town and sold them. They didn’t come back until midnight.
The next day, Tie Kui asked Tie Hu: “Dad, why did Uncle Li go up the mountain to hunt with you?” It was also because he knew that Daddy Li and his wife had lingering fears about life on the mountain and would not go hunting again, so he felt this Strange thing.
Tie Hu said: “Your daughter-in-law is pregnant again, and your uncle and aunt want to save more money for their grandson.” Uncle Li returned to work for the sake of their children and grandchildren.
After hearing this, Tie Kui said, “Father, is it because your daughter-in-law is jealous that our family has built a house and a land, and then encouraged my uncle to hunt with you to get a share of the pie.”
“You child, how can you say such a thing. Don’t you know how your uncle and aunt treat us?” Tie Kui is good at everything, but sometimes he thinks too bad about people.
Tie Kui said, “Uncle and aunt treat us very well, but Li Gui and his daughter-in-law are not necessarily.” After contacting him a few times, he found out that Li Gui’s daughter-in-law is someone who doesn’t take any loss. And Li Gui is the one who listens to his daughter-in-law the most.
Tie Hu explained: “The Li family is going to have another baby, and your uncle doesn’t have much land, so you just want to make some money to support the family.”
“Dad, I don’t object to Uncle Li hunting with you. But if Uncle can’t bear it, you can’t agree to Takako’s words that he wants to hunt with you.” Uncle Li is older, but he has rich hunting experience. He followed Iron Tiger to hunt with little effort, but he definitely wouldn’t hold him back. But Li Gui went down the mountain seven years ago, and has not gone up the mountain since. Moreover, he has not seriously studied hunting, so it is a complete burden to take him with him.
Iron Tiger smiled and nodded, “Okay.”
Not long after breakfast the next day, Aunt Li came over with matchmaker Chen.
Tiehu hurriedly asked Chunni to make tea, and then brought some seasonal fruits and peanuts to greet him.
Chen Mi’s mother-in-law smiled and said, “Dazhang Village Shao Yong’s daughter-in-law wants to marry Chunxiang for the second child in her family, so she specially asked me to come.”
Dazhang Village is only a quarter of an hour away from the town, and because it is close to the town, many people will go to the town to do business, and even if they don’t do business, they will choose fruits and vegetables to sell. Therefore, the villagers of Dazhang Village live relatively well-off.
At the moment, the matchmaker Chen also explained the situation of the Shao family. Shao Yong’s family has 16 mu of land and 8 mu of dry land. There are three sons and two daughters in the Shao family. The eldest son has become a biological son, and both daughters are married. Now there are only the second son and the younger son: “Shao Yong is a carpenter, and the eldest son also works with him. Shao Yong’s wife has always been Picking up vegetables to sell in the town. The second son works as a clerk at the pharmacy in the county town and earns 2 taels of silver a month. The younger son is now studying in the town.” This time, it was Shao Lili, who worked as a clerk in the pharmacy.
Tie Kui asked, “What kind of errand did the second son of the Shao family do in the pharmacy? Did he follow the doctor to study medicine, or was it the guy in the pharmacy?” There were essential differences between the two.
Matchmaker Chen didn’t expect Tie Kui to ask so carefully, but her reputation was not blown out, but accumulated over the years: “She helped greet guests at the pharmacy.”
Iron Tiger asked, “What is the character of this child?”
Matchmaker Chen said with a smile: “If the character is poor, I wouldn’t dare to come to the door to say this kiss. The appearance of Erlang of the Shao family is all first-class. But this child has a good eye, and I told him about it in the past two years. There are a lot of kisses, but he didn’t like a single one, and he was so anxious to give his mother.”
Tie Hu said: “Then why did the Shao family come to propose marriage?” If the Erlang of the Shao family did not agree, it would be a waste of time.
Granny Chen said with a wide-eyed smile: “Chunxiang is beautiful and capable. Shao Yong’s family has long been fond of it, but she is afraid that the child will not agree to come to the house to propose marriage. It is also a coincidence. Last time he went home from vacation and helped his mother pick vegetables. I went to the town to sell it. Qiao Chunxiang also went there that time, but this child fell in love with Chunxiang at a glance. So, this fate is predestined by God.” What Shao Yong’s wife’s early photo was that fell in love with Chunxiang, it was actually Shao Mechanics fell in love with Chunxiang himself, and told his mother about it.
Mother Shao asked someone to inquire, knowing that Chunxiang was dignified and capable, and then the Tie family had a house and Tian Tiekui and went to the town to study and her family was very good, so she agreed.
Tie Hu was also very moved when he heard it, but marriage is about a lifetime, so you can’t just listen to the one-sided words of the matchmaker: “This matter is for us to consider, and we will reply to you in two days.”
Those who value their daughters will usually inquire about the man’s situation by themselves, and then will give an answer. Matchmaker Chen said with a smile, “Marriage is a lifetime event after all, so I’ll come back in two days.” She is sure that this marriage will happen.
When going out, Tiehu gave Chen matchmaker a red envelope. This is the rule, and the matchmaker has to pay for the hard work of running around. Otherwise, people are so painstakingly trying to figure out what to do, not just for this matchmaking money.
The Tiehu family had just moved down the mountain, and the people in the village were just getting acquainted with it. People from other villages don’t understand it at all. Therefore, Tie Hu asked Da Shuan’s wife to help him find out about this matter.
Tie Kui said, “Father, a classmate of mine invited me to be a guest at his house two days ago, and I agreed.” He had a classmate who was from Dazhang Village, and the relationship was not bad. To be precise, he has a good relationship with all his classmates. It is not because you study well that your eyes are above the top. This time, I went to my classmate’s house to inquire about the situation of the Shao family. It would be even better if we could see Shao Er.
Shao Er didn’t see it, but the situation of the Shao family was indeed as good as the matchmaker said.
Tie Kui said: “Father, this Shao Er has a good reputation in Dazhang Village. But both Shao’s mother and the Shao family’s eldest daughter-in-law are very shrewd, and the eldest sister’s temperament is afraid that she will be angry when she marries the Shao family.”
“Don’t be shrewd, just be reasonable.” After speaking, Tie Hu sighed and said, “Kuizi, we choose others, but they also choose us. This person is a good choice, let him come to the door on a good day. When the time comes, it’s really like a matchmaker said. It’s as good as it gets, so let’s settle it!” Jin’s divorce had already affected Chunxiang’s marriage. In addition, many people believe that daughters follow their mothers. Jin always likes to take things from her husband’s family to supplement her parents’ family.
It is also fortunate that the Tie family now has fields and houses and Tiehu is very good at hunting. Otherwise, Mother Shao would definitely not agree with this marriage.
When Tie Kui heard this, he didn’t say anything.
When the matchmaker got the right word, she went to Shao’s house to announce the good news. After the two families talked for a while, Chen matchmaker brought Shao Mu and Shao Lili over.
Shao Lili’s appearance is very ordinary, and he can’t be found in the crowd. It’s completely inconsistent with the matchmaker’s outstanding appearance. However, people are clever and will come to the rescue. This is also normal. If you are not clever, you will not be able to do the errand of greeting guests.
Tiehu asked Shao Mechanics some questions, all of which were answered satisfactorily.
Matchmaker Chen has also been talking nicely beside her.
Looking at Tie Hu’s expression, Tie Kui knew his attitude, and immediately asked, “After all, this errand in the pharmacy is not a long-term solution. I wonder what second brother Shao has in the future?” Others think they can find it in the county seat. It is a very proud thing to do errands and have two taels of silver every month. Unfortunately, these people did not include Tie Kui.
Mother Shao was a little unhappy when she heard this. Listening to this tone, it seems that he despises his son as a buddy. Among these eight townships, there are a few who can earn twenty taels of silver every month.
Before coming, the matchmaker told Shao Lili that Tie Kui had the right to speak at home. If he can’t satisfy Tie Kui, even if Tie Hu and Chunxiang fall in love with him, it’s useless.
Shao Lili said: “In the past two years, I have also been learning how to identify medicinal materials, and I am also learning to concoct medicinal materials. In the future, I may grow medicinal materials myself, or I may collect medicinal herbs and concoct them myself.” He also knew that this work could not be done all the time, so Also thinking of a way out.
Tie Kui asked this, mainly to see if Shao Lili had any plans for the future. If he took a step by step, he would definitely disagree with this marriage. Fortunately, Shao Liqi’s performance made him very satisfied.
Tie Kui nodded and said, “Second brother Shao works as a clerk in a pharmacy, so if you think about it, you should know that it is very harmful for a woman to have a biological child too early.”
Hearing this, Mother Shao’s face sank immediately. What does this mean? True to the rumors, the Tie family planned to keep this Chunxiang until she was 20 years old.
Shao Lili’s idea was completely different from that of Shao’s mother. He was very shocked that Tie Kui even understood this at a young age: “Yes. The doctor in our pharmacy said that women who give birth too early can easily lead to dystocia.”
Tie Kui hummed and said nothing.
Shao’s mother excused that there was still something at home, and took Shao Li back without leaving lunch.
Tie Hu is not without a wink. Looking at Mother Shao’s appearance, he knows that this marriage may fail: “You child, what does it mean for a woman to marry too early and hurt her health. No girl in this village would marry at the age of sixteen or seventeen. human.”
Tie Kui said with a smile: “Father, we can’t control other families, the eldest sister must be at least sixteen years old before she can get married. Father, I am not lying, the girl is fifteen or sixteen years old and her body is not fully developed, so it is really dangerous to give birth to a child. .”
According to his ideas, at least Chunxiang must wait until she is seventeen before marrying. But he also knew that if he really stayed Chunxiang until he was seventeen or eighteen years old, he was afraid that he would scare away the people who came close to him.
As soon as Shao’s mother went out, she said to Shao Lili: “Second child, let’s forget about the marriage.” According to Shao’s mother’s thoughts, the Tie family should be flattered when they came to propose marriage. As a result, that’s not the case at all. Not only was his attitude cold, but he also put forward such harsh conditions.
Shao Lili knew Shao’s mother’s thoughts, but he was very satisfied with the marriage. Especially Tie Kui, who thinks very long-term at a young age. This little brother-in-law will definitely have a future.
Even if Shao’s mother was not satisfied, she couldn’t resist Shao Lili and finally asked Chen matchmaker to come to propose marriage.
When the marriage was made, the Shao family gave the dowry gift.
Tie Kui thought that the dowry gift given by the Shao family was too shabby, so he directly said that he wanted the Shao family to add 8 taels of silver as the dowry gift, or else the marriage would be over. Tie Kui and Chen matchmaker said, “We don’t want any dowry, and we will give the eldest sister a dowry.” The problem is that the silver is used as a dowry, and even if it is returned as a dowry, it belongs to Chunxiang’s private property.
Given the financial ability of the Shao family, this betrothal gift is indeed a bit small. As a middleman, Chen matchmaker can’t say which side is bad: “Sure, I’ll go tell the Shao family now.”
When Shao Lili heard her mother say that the lion of the Tie family wanted a large betrothal gift to sell her daughter, he didn’t believe it at all. If the Tie family were really open to selling their daughters, Chunxiang wouldn’t be wearing such fine clothes and silver jewelry.
When he knew that the dowry gift cost only 22 taels of silver, Shao Lili’s face was gloomy: “The dowry gift for my sister-in-law is more than 10 taels. When I marry my wife, the dowry will only be 22 taels?” Every month I take half my salary home. From going out to work at the age of ten until now, I have taken at least forty taels of silver back. As a result, the dowry gift for his future daughter-in-law was only two taels.
It was also this incident that made Shao Lichen vigilant. Wages have gone up, and I didn’t tell my family about it.
