[Chapter 2092 Tie Kui Fanwai (16)]
The Shao family added a dowry of eight taels of silver, but unfortunately Tie Hu was not happy at all.
“Kuizi, Chunxiang offended her mother-in-law before she even got through the door. If you marry in the future, I am afraid that she will be rubbed by her mother-in-law.” Tie Kui avoided him and told the matchmaker Chen that he would add a betrothal gift. It’s good to dismantle Tie Kui’s stage.
After hearing this, Tie Kui said to Chunxiang, “Eldest sister, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Shao family has more than ten taels of silver at the bottom of the dowry box, and it’s only twenty taels for you. The difference is so big, if I don’t win it for you. , before you get married, you will be looked down upon by the Shao family.” There is no way to back down on this kind of thing. Once you give in, you will be despised by the other party and marry without the slightest bit of status. And with the beginning, it will get worse in the future.
Chun Ni stood on Tie Kui’s side and said to Tie Hu, “Father, brother is right. We don’t compare with the eldest daughter-in-law of the Shao family, but we can’t be too different. If you don’t say anything, others will think we are. It’s easy to bully. After the eldest sister gets married, it will not be a good life. ”
Tie Kui saw Tie Hu frowning and said, “Dad, how much dowry the Shao family gave, and how much we accompany. When the eldest sister gets married, no one dares to look down on him.”
It’s over, it’s useless to talk about it.
After the marriage was settled, Tiehu went to the mountain to chop wood. Because he has been wandering in the mountains, he knows where there is good wood. For more than a month, he carried more than 20 pieces of good wood on his back. The yard is full.
When someone heard the news, they came and wanted to buy some wood, but they were all rejected by Iron Tiger. The wood is not enough for two sets of furniture, and he is going to chop some more, which will be sold.
It will take some time for the wood to be cut back, but Chunxiang’s marriage is scheduled for May of the following year, and there are almost two years left, so there is plenty of time.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival after the engagement, the Shao family brought moon cakes and peanuts as gifts. The Tie family also returned a gift of equal value.
After the fall is a good time to hunt, unfortunately, Father Li was unable to hunt because of his waist disease. Li Gui told Father Li that he could go hunting with Tie Kui.
Father Li felt that this was very inappropriate, and said, “I’ve gone hunting with your Uncle Tie, and I’ve lost everything. If you don’t go anywhere, you’re taking advantage of nothing.” After all, he has a lot of hunting and can help with many things. . But Li Gui didn’t know anything about what he could do. Moreover, these wild animals are ferocious, and accidents will happen if they are not careful.
Li Gui didn’t give up, and mentioned this to Tiehu behind his back. He also said that he had watched his father hunting since he was a child, and he also had enough experience.
Tie Hu did not agree: “Hunting is not child’s play. If you are not careful, you will lose your life. You have never hunted alone, so how can you follow me to the mountains.”
Li Gui said that his family has a large population and high expenses, so he wanted to hunt to increase income. It’s a pity, even if he said that, Tie Hu didn’t let Tie Hu let go.
The Li family owns a house and fields, and the four adults in the family can work and earn money, but they cannot support two children.
In fact, even without Tie Kui, Tie Hu would not agree. As soon as he came to the Li family, Li Gui was left with a son, and he couldn’t afford to take it up the mountain if something happened to him. Second, if you bring such a burden and drag yourself down, how will their family live at that time.
Li Gui finally returned disappointed.
But under the encouragement of his wife Tie Xiaocui, Li Gui did not give up. After the fall, he began to set up traps to catch wild animals by himself.
In a blink of an eye, it was late November, and the school was on vacation.
Seeing that Tie Kui was either going out for a run or practicing at home, Chunni couldn’t help but ask: “Adi, Ershui’s older brother and younger brother come home from private school either by endorsement or practicing calligraphy. Adi, why don’t you endorse and practice? Word”
Tie Kui smiled and said, “I’ve memorized those books like a fluent, so what else? As for practicing calligraphy, I practice at night.”
After saying this, Tie Kui suddenly said: “Second sister, there is nothing to do in winter now, can I teach you to read?”
Chun Ni’s heart skipped a beat, but she quickly shook her head and said, “How can I delay your study.”
“What’s the delay? Teaching you is equivalent to reviewing it all over again. Second sister, after literacy makes a contract, you won’t be afraid of being deceived.”
From this evening, Tie Kui taught Chunxiang and Chunni to read every day. I don’t teach much, I just learn five words every day.
After Tie Hu found out, not only did he not object, but he encouraged the two sisters to take this opportunity to recognize more words.
During the twelfth lunar month, Shao Li came to present the New Year’s gift. Chunxiang saw that his face was flushed, like a ripe apple.
Tie Kui coughed and said, “Eldest sister, second brother Shao is eating at home at noon. You two are good at cooking.”
Chunxiang lowered her head and said, “Okay.”
Shao Lili and Tie Kui entered the room, looking at the writing on the paper on the desk, they couldn’t help but ask, “Akui, do you practice calligraphy on the paper on weekdays?”
Tie Kuijue sighed: “It’s just too expensive to practice calligraphy using white paper, the grass paper is enough.” He was enlightened by Mrs. Ning, and Mrs. Ning’s calligraphy has been praised even by the Lord, and it is one of the best in the entire capital. of. It’s just that he hasn’t practiced for many years, and he was a little rusty at the beginning. But now that a year has passed, he has already regained his feeling. It was also Tie Kui’s intention to hide his clumsiness, and no one knew that he actually wrote a good handwriting. Otherwise, I am afraid that the husband will say that he is a prodigy.
Shao Lili was silent for a while and said, “Kuidi, how much does it cost you to study for a year?”
“Twelve taels per year, plus about sixteen taels per year for pen, ink, paper and inkstone.” After speaking, Tie Kui said, “I’m going home to live, and then I’ll take lunch with me at noon. If I eat in town, the cost will be Definitely a lot bigger.”
Tie’s house is about two quarters of an hour away from the town, but my brother-in-law is a day student. While his home was only half a quarter of an hour away from the town, his younger brother had to live in a school.
At this moment, Shao Lili felt very uncomfortable.
Years later, Shao Li came to Tiejia to pay New Year’s greetings. He said to Tie Kui, “Di Kui, I want to trouble you with something.”
“You said.”
Shao Lihe took out an article for Tie Kui and said, “Help me see, how is this article written?”
The words in this article are gorgeous, but the whole article is completely incomprehensible. Tie Kui didn’t say the article was bad, he just said: “I don’t know how the article is, but the word is weak. Brother-in-law, is this person in bad health?”
Shao Lili felt that it was a complete mistake to ask Tie Kui about his brother’s article.
Seeing this, Tie Kui immediately changed the subject: “My father has already hired a carpenter, and we will start making furniture in the spring. Brother-in-law, should we have a whole set of furniture in the new house?” A whole set of furniture, including bed, wardrobe, dresser , tables and chairs, etc.
In rural areas, few people will build a whole set of furniture for girls, because labor costs are not cheap.
Shao Lili was stunned for a moment, and said, “It can be placed.” When the house was built, three sons were considered, so in addition to the main courtyard, there were a total of six rooms. Three brothers, each with two rooms.
Tie Kui said with a sigh: “Then the first month is coming, let the carpenter measure the size of the new house.” Knowing the size of the new house, the carpenter also knew the size of the furniture.
Shao Li nodded.
As a result, when the carpenter went to measure the size, something happened again. Shao’s mother said that there were two carpenters in their family, and they asked someone to make furniture. The Tie family can send the wood, and the furniture Shao father and Shao elder brother can fight.
Tie Kui knew about this and said to Tie Hu: “Father, our family’s wood is all good wood. Who knows if it will be stolen when we send it to the Shao family. Besides, let them build furniture, it will save a few taels of silver. The talk has fallen.”
Seeing that the Tie family did not agree, Mother Shao was so angry that she scolded the Tie family for not knowing what to do.
When Aunt Li heard this, she went to Tie’s house to talk to Tiehu. It means that the Shao family is well-intentioned, and they are a little ignorant of their refusal: “Huzi, if you do this, Chunxiang will make Shao’s mother unhappy before she even walks through the door.”
Tie Kui smiled when he heard the words: “The dowry gift for the eldest daughter-in-law is more than ten taels, and the dowry gift for my sister is only twenty taels. At the beginning, she did not take my eldest sister seriously.” With her, she became more and more energetic.
Aunt Li sighed when she heard the words: “You child, Chunxiang married someone to be a daughter-in-law. If the mother-in-law doesn’t like it, she can just find a few reasons and she won’t be able to tell.”
Tie Kui smiled and said, “If they dare to rub my eldest sister, I will bring her back. If I eat one bite, she will never starve her.”
Aunt Li said that Tie Kui was too ignorant, but no matter how much she persuaded Tie Hu and his son, they would not listen. In the end, I had no choice but to go back.
After Aunt Li left, Tie Kui and Chunxiang said, “Eldest sister, Shao’s mother is not only shrewd but also powerful. However, the future brother-in-law is a strong-minded person and won’t listen to his mother, so even if the rest of the Shao family is difficult, don’t be afraid. .” When this girl gets married, what she is most afraid of is marrying a man who listens to her mother in everything. If a man has his own opinions and is not stupid and filial, he will not worry even if his mother-in-law is difficult.
After a pause, Tie Kui said again: “Eldest sister, Renshan was bullied by others and Ma Shan was ridden by others. When you get married to the Shao family, tell your brother-in-law if you have anything, and let him make up his mind. Whatever he says, you do what you want. ”
Chunxiang nodded: “Okay.”
Then again, it’s the autumn of the year. Since moving to the bottom of the mountain, Tiejia’s life has been prosperous.
When the conditions at home were good, Tie Hu was reluctant to let Tie Kui go to school and wanted him to live in the school. It’s a pity that Tie Kui is unwilling to live or die.
Running to school and home every day is a good way to exercise. If he wants to join the army in the future, a strong body is essential.
Tie Kui was in the school today, when suddenly there was a commotion outside.
The gentleman went out with a sullen face, but soon came back. He looked at Tie Kui and said with an ugly face: “Your father has an accident, you should go back!” If Tie’s father had an accident, he was afraid that the student would drop out. After teaching for so many years, I finally met a talented student but was delayed by my family. It’s no wonder that my husband is in a good mood.
Tie Kui stuffed the book into his bag and rushed out like an arrow. As soon as I got outside, I saw Er Shui: “What happened to my father?”
Er Shui said, “Your father was carried down the mountain. When I saw him, his whole body was covered in blood. Kuizi, go back quickly!” He didn’t know exactly what happened.
When I hurried to the house, I saw a lot of people inside. Seeing Tiehu lying on the bed covered in blood, the Chunxiang sisters had already cried to tears.
Tie Kui asked, “Where is my father hurt?”
Da Shuan said with red eyes, “Lang Zhong has already seen it. All of the skin injuries on his body will be fine. Just take care of it. But his leg is too badly injured to be saved.” How will you live in the future!
Tie Kui said to Chun Ni, “You went to Uncle Lin’s house to borrow an ox cart, and I’ll take my father to the county.” The man was only a barefoot doctor, so what he said could not be accurate.
Chun Ni heard this, turned around and ran out to borrow an ox cart.
Tie Hu shook his head and said, “Kuizi, if you don’t go to the county seat, your father will be able to endure it.” Lang Zhong said that if his leg was crippled, there was no cure. Since it is abolished, why waste money to treat it. The money saved at home is enough for several children to get married. But if you spend all your money on treating the legs, it will be difficult for several marriages in the future.
Tie Kui knew Tie Hu’s concerns and said, “Father, we can make more money when the money is gone. But if you miss the best time for treatment, it will be too late to regret it later.”
After finishing speaking, Tie Kui stared at Tie Hu and said, “Father, you believe me. Even if I spend all my money now, I will be able to make more money in the future.”
Tie Hu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, “Father believes in you.” If it wasn’t for Tie Kui, he would not have been able to go from a precarious mountain dweller to a wealthy householder with a land and a house with huge savings. Therefore, he should have faith in his son.
Let Chunxiang make hot water, Tie Kui wiped the blood stains on Tie Hu’s body, and then changed his clothes.
The carriage came, and someone was invited to help Tiehu carry it onto the carriage. Tie Kui entered the house, packed a few clothes and went to the county seat.
When he arrived in the town, Tie Kui rented a carriage instead and went to the county seat, and then went directly to the best doctor in the county seat.
The doctor examined Tiehu’s legs, gave them a box of ointment to apply to the wound, and then prescribed a prescription: “You guys take this medicine first and see.”
Tie Kui asked directly: “Doctor, you have some confidence in curing my father’s leg.”
This question is too direct. The doctor’s face was a little ugly, but he still shook his head and said, “Your father’s leg wants to be healed, but there is no certainty.”
After hearing this, Tie Kui said with a hum: “Sir, please prescribe the medicine!”
After giving Tiehu the medicine, he asked Da Shuan, who came with them, to help decoct the medicine. Tie Kui said, “Grandpa Shuan, I don’t have enough money, so I have to go back.”
“I’m here, don’t worry!”
As soon as Chunxiang and Chunni saw Tie Kui coming back alone, their hearts pounded: “Kuizi, how is Dad?”
Tie Kui said: “The doctor in the county is not sure how to cure Dad’s leg, so I’m going to take him to Shengjing. Big sister, look at what to eat and pack it for me. Second sister, go and take me and Dad in winter. I’ve packed up two of my clothes, and I’m going to take them away.”
He took all the valuable things in the house, and before leaving, Tie Kui gave Chun Ni twenty taels of silver: “Second sister, I’m going to take my father to Shengjing for a leg treatment, and it may take several months to come back. These twenty taels, eight The taels are the carpenter’s wages. The remaining twelve taels are for your household.”
Chunxiang said, “Adi, it will cost a lot of money for Dad to treat his legs. You can bring all this money.” He would rather not have furniture than delay Dad’s treatment of his legs.
“Adi, we have food and clothing at home, and we don’t have a place to spend money. Besides, there are two pigs in the pigpen. When they are killed in winter, they can also sell for a few taels of silver. But you take your father to Shengjing. There are places where money is used. Di, take this money!”
When I went to Shengjing this time, Tie Kui had no idea. After hearing this, Tie Kui left 10 taels of silver and said, “The carpenter’s wages will definitely be paid, and we can’t default. The remaining 2 taels of silver will be kept for your household. Big sister, second sister, if you have any business, you can go to your grandfather. with the wife.”
Chunni wiped her tears and said, “Don’t worry, Adi, I will definitely protect our family.”
