Chapter 38 Chapter 38
You don't want to live anymore, you dare to fool me!
Zhang Fangyuan set up a stall until noon, didn't even eat any food, went directly to Yunliang Pavilion and dragged An San'er out.
It's wrong, it's wrong!
When An San'er came out, Zhang Fangyuan got tiptoed a few times, and quickly begged for mercy with his head in his arms.
I've wronged you, giving me a black book, it's not easy to use at all! Zhang Fangyuan paused again: My friend said it's not easy to use!
An San'er said again and again: Brother Zhang calm down, calm down.
Why won't it work? I can invite Brother Zhang to Qiaotou this morning. If I ask about those old customers, I will definitely say yes.
Stop talking to me!
An San'er quickly slapped her mouth a few more times: Yes, yes, yes.
It's not easy to be questioned in such a stalemate, so An San'er put on his eyes again and said: Dare to ask Brother Zhang why this friend found the brochure? If I can meet this brother in person, I would like to give you a few words. Good words don’t go astray, don’t they?”
Zhang Fangyuan gave An San'er a sideways look, this kid really didn't mean to disrupt the situation.
He said impatiently: My friend just got married, so I'm embarrassed to come. Is it you, a screwdriver, who can see it?
Yes, yes. It's so. An San'er said, Brother Zhang said it earlier.
An San'er rolled his eyes, and wanted to lead Zhang Fangyuan into the dark room. Zhang Fangyuan touched the tip of his nose, looked around, and followed the person into the door.
The room was a mess, just like the tool shed at home. An Saner rummaged through it, and brought out a box that was half a person tall, and put it on the table.
Brother Zhang's friend got married for the first time, and married a younger brother. It is indeed more troublesome than a girl. Brother Zhang didn't say anything at the time. He just bought two brochures for entertainment. If he had known earlier, he came here for this matter. , There is no need to take detours, of course, if Brother Zhang's friend can come, it will definitely make him enlightened.
Zhang Fangyuan listened patiently to An San'er's self-promotion. He knew that this thief boy had trained/taught girls in Yunliang Pavilion before. Trying to sell some unappealable things under the flyover.
What's more troublesome for a little brother than a woman?
An San'er immediately wanted to reply that you have never slept with a brother and a woman, and you don't know the difference? But he swallowed the words again, thinking that when Zhang Fangyuan was guarding the Yunliang Pavilion, other men enjoyed the convenience, the girl and brother in the whore building, but this King of Hell does not eat meat and vegetables , Maybe I really haven't slept.
He used to think that this master must have great ambitions in his heart, so he didn't indulge in flirting, but now he felt that Jiu Niang should have said something right, and it was probably not good.
Actually, it's not too much trouble. It's just that there are more things than women in the beginning, and nothing else.
After saying that, An San'er opened the box, and the box was full of bottles, jars, and various utensils, some of which Zhang Fangyuan could understand, and more Zhang Fangyuan couldn't understand.
An San'er took out a white porcelain bottle and put it in Zhang Fangyuan's hand: This is a necessary item for lubrication.
Zhang Fangyuan seeks truth from facts: I use him?
what?
I mean my friend's or his husband's?
There seems to be nothing wrong with the detailed explanation, but this way of speaking is difficult for normal people to understand!
Use it all.
An San'er had seen Zhang Fangyuan's speaking skills, and he was afraid that if he went back and passed on the words again unclearly, he might not be sure what it would look like, so he took out the picture album and pointed.
Zhang Fangyuan understands now.
Look at this bottle of black again. Those who use it will definitely obey it. An San'er stuffed it into Zhang Fangyuan's hand again. remember
Zhang Fangyuan knew this, and threw it back: No need. They were just not in harmony, and his wife had no intention of rejecting it.
People are decent couples, do you need this stuff?
Ah, yes yes.
Zhang Fangyuan glanced at the white porcelain bottle in his hand, it was only half the size of a woman's fist, his brows frowned, such a small amount could last for a few days, so he took three more bottles directly from An San'er's box as a matter of course: Quick search.
I also saw a few smooth objects in the box, and I didn't understand what it meant.
An San'er said: This is for my little brother, but whether it is used or not depends on the man, it is usually not used at all.
Then what's unusual?
An San'er naturally explained it carefully.
Zhang Fangyuan thought about himself, maybe there is also a reason for his extraordinary talent, otherwise he wouldn't end up in a fiasco every time. Just imagine, if you want to unlock the lock, you have to fit the key into the lock hole. If the lock hole is so small and the key is too big, how can you make it work? Either make the hole bigger, or just cut the key.
Obviously, the key cannot be cut, so we can only find a way through the keyhole.
Zhang Fangyuan took the initiative to take two more, and said, Has anyone else used it?
These are all new! It's just my friend, brother Zhang. Is it really useful?
Zhang Fangyuan returned to a natural look, and then saw An San'er's eyes widen, how do you know that?
Zhang Fangyuan's ears felt hot, the room was dark and he couldn't see clearly, he shouted: They are all brothers, how could I not know!
An San'er shrugged his shoulders: It's really a blessing to have a brother like Brother Zhang. She also tried her best, seeing that she inquired about every detail, and even came here twice, it's like a family.
Zhang Fangyuan collected a lot of things, it can be said that he has gained a lot, and returned with confidence again.
An San'er saw the handsome and strong figure disappear into the alley after seeing him off at the back door, and shook his head.
I didn't expect Zhang Fangyuan to be so innocent, and he had seen the iron tree bloom once, but he didn't know whose little brother was so unlucky to fall into his hands.
Zhang Fangyuan came back early in the afternoon, drove the carriage to the gate of his courtyard, and saw that the gate was wide open. He thought it was Xu He who heard the sound of horseshoes and drove to meet him. Mao squatted in the yard to play.
At the moment, I am feeding the chickens and ducklings with the small caterpillars caught in the cabbage field.
Cousin, you are back!
Seeing the person, Xiaomao quickly poured the green worms in the leaf bag to the chickens and ducks, which made the chickens and ducks scream happily.
Come here to accompany your cousin sister-in-law?
Zhang Fangyuan jumped out of the carriage and threw the two fish that he said he would come back in the morning into the water tank in the yard.
Zhang Xiaomao lay on the edge of the water tank and looked at the two happy herrings swimming in the water tank: In the morning, my cousin sent buns to my parents and me, so I went to dig wild vegetables with him.
Zhang Fangyuan rubbed Zhang Xiaomao's head, raised his neck and looked into the room: Where's your cousin sister-in-law? Why didn't he come out to pick him up when he heard the voice.
My sister-in-law has gone out to cut horse grass, and she should be back in a while.
Oh, so you guys are digging a lot of wild vegetables today?
My sister-in-law is amazing. She dug up half of the basket, but I only picked one basket, and my mother praised me when I brought it back.
Zhang Fangyuan laughed: Really, then you have become competent with your cousin sister-in-law.
Speaking of this, Zhang Xiaomao was about to complain to his cousin.
His cousin sister-in-law is obviously so capable, but Mrs. Xu still scolded him so fiercely, even if she bullied her cousin's ability, she wanted to ask someone to help her in the house. He was cared for and brought up since he was a child, and he has never said such a heavy word to himself before. Although he saw Xu He's calm face later and didn't take it to heart, he felt even more distressed.
He must have gotten used to being scolded like this often.
He looked outside the yard and saw that Xu He hadn't come back. He whispered: Today we went out to dig wild vegetables and met Mrs. Xu. She asked my sister-in-law to help her with the work. When the sister-in-law didn't agree, she scolded Mrs. Xu. Sister-in-law, you scolded me so fiercely that you even scolded me!
Zhang Fangyuan frowned: It's against her, whoever dares to scold me!
Xiaomao, take this piece of meat home and let your mother cook it for you. My cousin won't let you eat at home today. I'll go to Xu's house to clean up people later.
Zhang Fangyuan took a piece of half-jin heavy-cut meat from the basket and gave it to Xiaomao. It was leftovers. It wasn’t that he was reluctant to give good meat, so he took the big piece to his uncle for safekeeping and Xiaomao brought it back. , and they only take it if they see that it is not easy to sell.
Seeing that there was meat to eat, Xiaomao thanked Zhang Fangyuan happily, and went home with the meat.
Cousin, in two days I'll come over to dig wild vegetables with my cousin again, and he said that he will take a day off from digging.
Zhang Fangyuan nodded towards Xiaomao who ran out of the yard.
It didn't take long for Xu He to come back. Seeing Xiao Hei in the yard, he knew that Zhang Fangyuan had collected his work. Seeing that the sun was still hanging on the edge of the West Mountain, this man came back really early today.
How is business today?
It's okay. The mountain products have been sold out, and there are still people who will ask. The pork should be fine for another day. Even if it can't be sold out tomorrow, it will be sold out at a low price. After a long time, the meat will go bad if it is not fresh. The ones that went down were stored in the well.
Xu He nodded: If you can't do it, just put salt on it and hang it on the stove to make bacon. You're hungry, I'll cook, why did Xiaomao return it?
I called him back.
I saw that there are fish in the water tank, why didn't you let him eat fish?
Zhang Fangyuan stepped forward and patted the grass clippings on Xu He's body: I won't eat at home today, go to Xu's house.
Xu He's eyebrows twitched: Why do you want to go home?
Zhang Fangyuan said: According to the days, shouldn't it be time to go back home today?
In fact, Zhang Fangyuan feels that the relationship between the two families is not deep, and it is the same whether they return or not, like those married far away who have been married for ten or a half years. . But with the Xu family's virtue, he was born to go there empty-handed to disgust them, so that the Xu family would also know what it means to be annoying.
Xu He vaguely felt that Xiao Maozhen had filed a complaint. He was hesitant to go back, but Zhang Fangyuan closed the door of the house and pulled him out: Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion. Your father doesn't care about any family affairs. The eccentric old lady only picks soft persimmons, if I don't come to give her some color to see, she will come back next time to keep it, and there will be no clean life.
Why are you here?
Xu Shaochun was cursing and sorting out the chicken and duck droppings in the yard. The poultry was so big that they had to eat a big pot of bran noodles stewed with chopped vegetable leaves. If you don't take care of it, it will be so dirty that you can't move your feet.
Xu He used to do all these jobs, but now that she is married first, it has to fall on her shoulders.
She didn't want to do it at first, but the family really couldn't spare any manpower, so she had to hold back her temper and cook the poultry, thinking that it would be fine until she got married, but she gradually got used to it. Seeing Xu He, who hadn't shown up at home for several days, came back today, she immediately felt angry.
Look at what the two girls said, not to mention that today is the day to return home, remember that my mother-in-law invited our Brother He to come back to help me while I was not at home, how could I not come?
Liu Xianglan, who was cooking in the room, heard the sound and knew that it was not a good person who came here.
I didn't expect to report it!
When she went out, she saw the couple coming empty-handed, and she knew that Zhang Fangyuan was not just leading people back to the door. She smiled and said, It's Butcher Zhang and my brother who came back. Why not earlier, look at this, it's almost time for dinner.
Zhang Fangyuan sat down in the courtyard unceremoniously: Isn't this busy with the idle business that doesn't work, I guess my mother-in-law would not care if she is reasonable.
What did Butcher Zhang say? Men, business is the most important thing. Liu Xianglan said: We brother He hasn't caused you any trouble these days, right?
Zhang Fangyuan looked at Liu Xianglan's bullying face, and said: Mother-in-law is so concerned, there is really an annoying matter, I hope mother-in-law will solve it with me, otherwise I will have a hard time.
Liu Xianglan laughed dryly. The last time Zhang Fangyuan spoke like this was when he was asking for marriage: I don't know what's going on?
Brother He, that's great, but his mother's family has a lot of things to do, and I'm going to take him back to work after a few days of marriage. People say they're too busy and scold him badly. Please be polite if you have something to do. If it doesn’t work, do you have to send people as slaves? Do you think you are an elder, or do you think his husband’s family is not good enough to handle?”
Zhang Fangyuan spoke bluntly and pretended to be deaf and dumb. Liu Xianglan's face was flushed with embarrassment, and she saw that people were asking for money from hooligans. She didn't dare to curse, so she winked at Xu He to let him Advise Zhang Fangyuan.
But Xu He was so stuffy that he couldn't open his mouth, he seemed to be terrified of Zhang Fangyuan, Liu Xianglan was so angry that he didn't respond, so he had to be cheeky: Shaochun is going to get married, there are only a few people in the family, his father Injured and ill again, this is really busy.
What the two of us said is that we are married now. If there are big or small things in the busy farming family, we will definitely help out. But these two girls are getting married, not recruiting a son-in-law, and they are better than the Fei family. Can’t you be busy? He Ge’er should have planted crops on the family’s land before getting married. Why, the family can’t live without He Ge’er? He needs to come back to do the broken millet and rotten sesame seeds ?”
Zhang Fangyuan had a broken face: I'm going to say it here again today, Brother He can't do the work of two families! If not, mother-in-law goes to find Brother He once, and I will come here once. Anyway, I'm shameless, if you want to call me violent or unreasonable outside, it's just those words.
Zhang Fangyuan slanted his mouth with a disdainful smile: I've been used to it all these years.
Liu Xianglan, who was stuck on the phone, couldn't open her mouth, and Xu Changren, who was able to walk around twice in the room, couldn't get out of bed at this time, and only coughed a few times in the room.
Liu Xianglan saw that her own men couldn't control her, she was annoyed and felt wronged, so she could only smile apologetically: What you say is right, what you say is right. I'm going to cook, and I'll make two good dishes tonight.
Turning his head and opening his mouth, he wanted to call Xu He, but when he saw the huge statue of Lord Yan Luo, he had to swallow the words back, and called Xu Shaochun instead.
Waiting for Liu Xianglan to enter the room, Zhang Fangyuan suddenly changed his face. He leaned up to Xu He and raised his eyebrows: How is it? Is it more fierce than your old lady?
Xu He wanted to say that he was much more arrogant than her, but he didn't have the nerve to open his mouth.
The couple just sat and waited for the food to be served at Xu's house like an old man, but they didn't even go up to help with the food. Xu He was not used to changing roles for a while, but he endured it and didn't move. Zhang Fangyuan He is here to stand up for him, if he goes to help, he will save his face. And according to his mother's temperament, she would definitely scold him severely in the room.
He actually doesn't care how much work he does, but now that he has a new home with Zhang Fangyuan, it is natural that Zhang's family is the most important thing in everything, and it is impossible for him to be a cow and a horse in the Xu family like before Yes, I hope that after this time, her mother's virtue can be stopped.
During the meal, no one at the table spoke much, but Xu Shaochun saw the big silver bracelet on Xu He's wrist when he picked up the vegetables, so he didn't even take a bite of the dinner.
After the meal, the couple lifted their buttocks and left.
Liu Xianglan slammed the chopsticks in her hand on the table: This Zhang Fangyuan, he pretended to be a grandson when he was not married, but now that he is married, he showed his rogue temper again. Fortunately, your aunt still said that it was a good marriage, and the world is full of stuffing. I think she just can't see our family is good, and she insists that this bastard is a good son-in-law. Look, there is no hope for Brother He in the future. .”
Look at his timid appearance, he dared to talk back at home back then, but he didn't dare to speak up in front of Zhang Fangyuan in the past, and there will be bad days in the future.
Xu Shaochun was standing at one end cleaning the dishes. She didn't think that Xu He would marry into Zhang's family and endure hardships. Seeing that the bracelets on his hands were worth a generous gift, she didn't say anything. It seemed that she regretted choosing Fei's family, and envied Xu He's marriage to a butcher.
Sure enough, Xu He and Zhang Fangyuan went out to the city again today, and Liu Xianglan went down to the ground to meet people and said how Zhang Fangyuan bullied others, and so on. It was like what Zhang Fangyuan said, and the villagers never said anything nasty. He, listening to Liu Xianglan's complaints, just smiled, and said a few words without pain.
After all, it was Huo Huozi who didn't land on his own feet, but watched the excitement of other houses, so why not do it. In addition, one of Liu Xianglan's two children followed the butcher, and the other followed the Fei family. The villagers have long been envious, and now they are watching Xu's chickens and dogs, and they are secretly happy. Who cares whether Zhang Fangyuan is filial? Honor the Xu family.
Not being filial is the best thing, people can complain together, but if the life of the family is in full swing, and there is no benefit for oneself, then there will be trouble.
Liu Xianglan Xu also saw that the folks were watching the excitement, and she was dumb eating Coptis chinensis, no matter how hard it was, she had to swallow it.
That's it, the life was more peaceful, and soon came the day when Fei's family was doing business in April, and the Fei's family was also very lively that day, and all the villagers wanted to go to Fei's house to get some glory from the talented gentleman.
Xu's family is getting married today, and there are many more people than Xu He's getting married. It is obvious that there will be three or two tables in the family.
Xu He and Zhang Fangyuan didn't go to Xu's house to help in the morning, but went straight to the city to set up a stall, and came back in the afternoon. When they returned to the village, the auspicious time had not yet arrived. Xu Shaochun was still at home, so Zhang Fangyuan still I went back with Xu He.
Liu Xianglan didn't want to see the couple come to see off her relatives because of the disadvantages she had suffered before, and she didn't say hello when they came, but the relatives of Xu's family watched Zhang Fangyuan set up a stall in the city, and recently bought livestock in the village , I was thinking of saying something that was almost polite. When the time comes, I want to sell livestock, so I can find someone, and for buying and selling meat, it is more convenient to have an acquaintance.
Seeing the enthusiasm of relatives and friends towards Zhang Fangyuan, Liu Xianglan, who originally wanted to let the couple feel neglected, felt bored again.
Not long after, people from Fei's family came to the door and all the talents dispersed from Zhang Fangyuan. When Xu Shaochun was led by Liu Xianglan to go out, he was covered with a mandarin duck embroidered veil, and his wedding dress was also uniquely embroidered.
Fei Ji's family didn't have a horse, so he borrowed one from somewhere. Fei Lian was obviously used to studying and couldn't ride a horse, so his face suddenly looked blank when he saw it.
But no matter what, the two of them were dressed in wedding attire, even if they were shameless, they could still feel right.
The gongs and drums sounded, and then kissed back, Zhang Fangyuan saw that Xu Shaochun's dowry was quite a lot, carrying seven or eight boxes to Fei's house, all of them were the same size as when Xu He was married.
Zhang Fangyuan saw it, pulled Xu He, and left after dinner.
They are all biological. How could your parents be so partial? Although it is difficult for a family with many children to be balanced, let's say it was my father's generation. There were six brothers and sisters. When my grandparents were alive I love Liu Bo the most, but I have never treated anyone too badly.
The days in April are getting warmer, and the seedlings planted in the field are also swaying in the night wind, giving off the smell of spring. Xu He walked in front of Zhang Fangyuan. He lowered his head and glanced at his toes. There was a faint shadow under the moonlight. Even if they didn't light the torch, they could vaguely see the way home.
Whoever said it was his own.
Seeing that Xu He suddenly turned around with his hands behind his back, Zhang Fangyuan thought he was joking, and took a step forward to hold his hand: Don't be angry. I don't mean anything else.
I'm telling the truth. Some relatives in the family know about it, but the folks in the village don't know about it. I was brought back by my father in the snow when I was a child. When I was listening to the book, there was a war at the border. There is another famine in the Central Plains, many people died of starvation, and there are families buying and selling their daughters everywhere.
Zhang Fangyuan was puzzled: If it was brought back, how could the villagers not know?
More than ten years ago, my father and mother worked as shopkeepers outside. They traveled from south to north. They were outside for several years. At that time, they already had a second sister. I heard vaguely that my father met a bad person and hurt his body when he was selling goods outside. , can no longer have children. Later, the couple decided to go back to the village to settle down and live. Maybe they met me who was abandoned on the way back. Thinking that I would not be able to have children, I picked them up and raised them. The villagers should be They thought I was born by my parents.
No wonder so!
Zhang Fangyuan suddenly realized, and seeing Xu He's calm words, as if he knew these things a long time ago, he couldn't help but feel distressed.
One end was taken home and given to life, while the other end was beaten and scolded as a slave. This made him want to be cruel but not cruel, and he wanted to treat him wholeheartedly but was repeatedly disappointed. He must have lived in struggle for more than ten years. up.
No wonder Xu He never compared himself with his second sister, he always put himself in a low place.
He rubbed Xu He's hand: I don't care if you are born to the Xu family, but now you are my own daughter-in-law.
If the Xu family treats you as their own, then they should return the filial piety of their own parents. If they want to treat you as a slave, let's not get used to it. If they ask for something politely in the future, it will be a big deal. It's reasonable, don't help with small things. The big guys have to live their lives, so it's hard to revolve around them.
Xu He nodded: Understood.