"He Geer, these are the eggs laid by the chickens at home. You have a body, and you should nourish yourself every day."

Xu He glanced at the eggs in the basket covered with linen. It didn't mean that he looked down on the eggs. In fact, they were given by his fourth uncle's family after he became pregnant. Even Zhang Fangyuan's stingy uncle sent some eggs. Saved a lot of eggs.

He can't consume it even if he eats one a day.

"Second Sister, what's the matter here?"

Xu He still took the egg, if he didn't want anything, then the visitor would not know how to proceed.

Xu Shaochun was a little embarrassed, looked around Zhang's house, put his hands on his knees: "It's okay, just you have a body and come to see you. I heard from my mother that you and Zhang Fangyuan's business is doing well, and I taught my fourth cousin Chen Be an apprentice."

"Second sister is not bad either. People in the village say that you have become a lot more capable." Xu He looked directly at Xu Shaochun. Compared with the last time Xu's family saw his second sister, this person is much darker now. Shi Shui Lingling's face is now yellow, and she has faded away from her previous bright dress, with a simple bun and a common blue cloth coat, which is not much different from ordinary village women in the village.

Xu Shaochun's bones are actually not very good. In this era of whiteness covering all ugliness, when a girl was raised well at home, her body was plump, and all schools of thought were vying for it. Now, under the hardships of life, the advantages of being a good girl in the past have gradually faded away, and her appearance is not as good as before.

The girls and brothers in this village are all dependent on the family to take care of them.

It must have been difficult living in her in-law's house. Xu Shaochun, who loves beauty so much, no longer likes to tidy up himself. It's just that Xu He didn't know whether it was Fei's mother who didn't let her dress up, or whether she was busy with farm work and had no intention of tidying up.

Xu Shaochun laughed dryly when he heard the words, the words seemed to be a compliment, but also ironic, but she didn't care about it, after all, she had heard all the ugly words in Fei's house, and she hadn't used to cry when she was wronged The girl went home.

"Have some tea." Xu He pushed the tea bowl towards Xu Shaochun: "It's Maojian tea from the tea shop."

Xu Shaochun wanted to open his mouth several times, but in the end he still didn't say it. He picked up the tea bowl and drank the tea first.

Xu He saw that she was hesitant to talk, and knew that she had something to say, so he didn't bother to go around with her: "Second sister is here today because she has something important to do."

After all the questions were asked here, Xu Shaochun felt that it would be even more difficult to open his mouth if he didn't say anything: "I want to borrow some money from my little brother."

Xu Shaochun's voice was a little soft, but Xu He probably knew when he saw people coming. When paying taxes first, there would be a bunch of people coming to borrow money. He had learned from Zhang Fangyuan how to refuse. But I still asked: "I don't know what the second sister is borrowing money for. My brother-in-law is a scholar, and I get monthly silver. I think life will be much better than ordinary people like us."

Xu Shaochun showed embarrassment: "There are so many people in the family, it's really not enough to cover the expenses. Originally, you can live on if you are more financially poor, but now your brother-in-law no longer goes to the city to study in an academy, and is planning to earn a living by himself. Open a book school in the village."

Xu He was slightly surprised when he heard this.

"Little brother, look at your child will be born next year. Wouldn't it be convenient to send him to the school for enlightenment? You and I have never read and read. After suffering so much, we will definitely not let the child pay back in the future." Such a hard time for us."

Xu He was a little moved, and said: "Second sister, I can't make up my mind about this matter, let me ask Zhang Fangyuan to talk about it."

Xu He Shaochun wanted to say a few more words, but it was obviously his first time borrowing money, and he was not very proficient, and thinking of Zhang Fangyuan's fierce appearance, he didn't dare to say more. He had no choice but to retract his body slightly leaning towards Xu He's body when he was excited, and nodded.

"I'll ask him if he has any spare money on hand. He's always in charge of the family affairs, so I can't ask."

After saying that, Xu He went to the backyard.

Zhang Fangyuan was bathing Xiao Hei's bristles, and the strong horse drove the horse's hooves from time to time, which was obviously comfortable. Zhang Fangyuan didn't listen to the conversation between the siblings, but watched Xu He approaching, and asked, "Going away?"

"No, come to borrow money."

Zhang Fangyuan retracted the brush and looked at Xu He: "You want to lend it to her?"

Without waiting for anyone to answer, he smiled again: "If you want to borrow money, you can borrow it. The left and right money is with you, and you are the master."

The corner of Xu He's mouth moved slightly, he was very happy that Zhang Fangyuan trusted him.

"It was the second sister who said that Fei Lian wanted to open a book school in the village, presumably because the preparations needed to spend some money."

Zhang Fangyuan became interested when he heard the words: "Fei Lian is so self-proclaimed that he is willing to go back to the village to build a village school. It is not easy. In our village, we need a school without a teacher, a medical center without a doctor, and children without education. Big characters I don’t know, when I’m sick or injured, I’m just a poorly educated herbalist, and I have to go to the city to ask for a doctor every time, it’s bitter to say.”

"Regardless of the relationship between our family and the Fei family, it is a good thing that Fei Lian is willing to open the school, and it is also a merit to borrow some money to set up the school."

Xu He nodded, he thought so too.

For example, he and her second sister have never read a book since they were young, and they can't read two big characters. Unlike other villages, in the village there is a school where mowers can eavesdrop outside the window, but anyone who is motivated to study can also read some words, so how can they be so annoyed like them.

For this reason, even though he didn't want to lend money to Xu Shaochun, he was still a little tempted to do something good for the whole village.

Zhang Fangyuan thought for a while and said: "But if you want to build a village school, the villagers will definitely take the initiative to help build the house when they know about it. The money is only spent on buying books and other miscellaneous expenses. Don't borrow it. If it’s too much, just give her a thousand dollars.”

Xu He responded.

Xu Shaochun was very happy to get the money, she didn't expect the Zhang family to be so generous, she didn't expect to give a thousand dollars at once, so that the family didn't have to run around and borrow money from the uncle's house. While holding the money, I am happy but also bitter.

Xu He sent her to the gate of the courtyard, she walked a few steps away, and then looked back at Xu He again.

What the people in the village said was right, Geer He became more attractive, with a slender and tall figure, a ruddy complexion and a radiance in his eyes. Zhang Fangyuan cherishes him and lives a good life. There are few people in the village who suffer like him.

Thinking back when she was still a girl at home, how she looked down on this disgraced little brother, and how she, who has always been strong, would bow to Brother He to borrow money. Life has ups and downs, ups and downs, if the loess has not been buried in the body, I really don't know who is good and who is not.

She looked away, if she had married into this family back then, wouldn't it be the same as it is now, or if she didn't covet scholars and chose an ordinary man with a gentle mother-in-law, wouldn't life be easier? many.

There is everything in this world, but unfortunately there is no if.

"Why did it take so long to come back?"

As soon as Xu Shaochun arrived in his yard, Fei's mother, who was washing rice, complained, as if she was afraid that people would be lazy if they ran out.

"Mother-in-law, this is to borrow money, how can it be so fast."

Fei's mother snorted softly, but she didn't refute again, and asked again: "But did you borrow it?"

Xu Shaochun took out the money, and Fei's mother breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the silver: "At any rate, the trip was not in vain, this family is really generous in doing business. Now I can use the money to pay Lian'er's foreign debts." Pay it back."

"Where did you borrow the money?"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, when suddenly there was a sharp voice, the two turned their heads subconsciously, and looked at Fei Lian standing at the door without knowing when.

Xu Shaochun was originally dissatisfied with Fei Lian's saving face in the city and inviting people to eat out. He owed foreign debts and had no choice but to come back and ask for money. Since he had the face to borrow money, he didn't feel ashamed to borrow money from his relatives to pay off the debts for him. .

She said directly: "Who else can I borrow it from? It's my mother's family."

"You went to borrow money from Xu He?!" Fei Lian usually spoke in a gentle manner, and he rarely spoke loudly. Now he suddenly shouted in a questioning tone, which not only scared Xu Shaochun, but also Fei's mother. Scared.

"My mother's family doesn't have any money left. He Ge'er's husband's family is in business, so he has money. Who else can he borrow from?"

Xu Shaochun's original intention of saying this was to let the Fei family not look down on their Xu family, that's because some people live a good life and have money to make them, but unexpectedly it made Fei Lian even more annoyed: "I can't let anyone borrow it from their family. You've lost all face of the Fei family!"

Hearing such a reprimand, Xu Shaochun was angry and aggrieved: "You are ashamed to go to the bank to borrow money, and you also despise the shame of borrowing money here!"

Seeing that the momentum was not going well, Fei's mother quickly pulled Xu Shaochun back: "Speak less, that's all, that's all, let's have fried pork tonight, and you go to the field to pick some celery and come back."

Xu Shaochun's eyes were red with anger: "Mother-in-law, why are you pretending to be a good person here? You didn't ask me to borrow money from Brother He's house? Otherwise, I would shamelessly go to Zhang's house?"

Fei Mu's face darkened.

"Mother! How could you be like this! You clearly know..." Fei Lian shook his sleeve angrily: "Return the money!"

It was originally a good time to borrow money at this time, but this year it has been planted, and every family is struggling to live. Even after running away, uncles and relatives may only be able to borrow a thousand dollars, and after her son became a scholar, she has been around for a long time. Bragging in front of her relatives, if she continues to borrow money, even if she is willing to lend it to her, she will definitely be laughed at.

She has a strong temper, how can she be willing.

"Son, the bank collects interest every day. Let's pay back the money first, and then we can talk about it? The family is having a hard time right now."

Fei Lian felt pain and remorse in his heart.

In the past, a scholar from a poor family like his was unknown in the academy and was ignored by others. After being selected as a scholar, he was suddenly sought after. How could he withstand such sugar-coated shells for a while, and he was not sure that he would become a big family in the city. The scholar, following people around to open his eyes, was too embarrassed to return the invitation, so he wanted to return the invitation, and he owed money to the bank without knowing it.

It was not much, after borrowing 3,000 yuan from the bank, he came back in time and told his family. Knowing that he could not calm down and study hard in the academy, he was ready to find something to do to pay back the money to support his family.

Back then, he had evil thoughts, thinking that He Geer would regret not choosing him, it was absurd for a while, and it turned out to be a disaster, and now his family went to the Zhang family to borrow money, but Shaochun didn't tell Zhang Jiaming what it was. The reason, but once you ask to borrow money, isn't it to let people know the plight of the family.

It was like ants were crawling in his heart.

Xu Shaochun didn't understand why, but felt that her husband took face too seriously. Back then, she was a person who valued face very much. What face did she have when she married here? Makes people suspicious of jokes.”

Fei's mother also responded: "Yes, Lian'er, I have borrowed the money back. No matter what excuses are used to return the money, people will think too much. Mother has already gone to the village head to talk about the village school. The village head is very happy and will call it soon. We are going to build a village school, and then everyone in the village will have to respect our family."

Fei Lian shook his head, sighed, turned and went back to the house.

The news that the Fei family wanted to open a school in the village quickly spread. The busy farming season was over, and the young and strong members of the family were still idle. The village head called for everyone to go to Gongshan to cut down trees and come back to build a school for the village. . With many people working quickly, the foundation was laid in one day.

There are many families with children in the village, and they are all considering sending their children to the village school. It would be great to be able to learn how to read and write, so that you don't want to be admitted as a childlike scholar like Fei Lian, so that you won't be blind when you go out and about in the future, and you can also write letters to yourself.

Everyone was planning to send their younger sons who couldn't work to study. They went to Fei's house several times to inquire about the situation and asked how much the husband would charge for studying. They heard that it would cost two hundred cash for half a year. The villagers were a little bit backed down, but they still bit the bullet and prepared to consecrate the ceremony with some determination.

Zhang Shicheng thought that there was only one little brother in the family, and he didn't expect him to do much work at home. Anyway, the village school was not like the academies in the city that only accept men, so he prepared money to send Xiaomao to study. Xu He thought that Xiao'e lived in their house, even the girl's family would send her to study, and go with Xiaomao as a companion.

Zhang Shiyue was very happy that her daughter was going to study, and planned to save a little more by herself, and use some of Xu He's wages to pay Xiao'e's tuition. In the end, she was too troublesome. The Fei family came to borrow the money, and she had a little conscience. Knowing that Zhang Shiyue and her daughter lived in Zhang Fangyuan's house, Fei's mother made the decision not to charge the little girl's tuition. It was right to thank Fei Lian. face.

Zhang Fangyuan and Xu He did not refuse either.

At the end of autumn, the school in the village officially started classes. Fei's family recruited about 20 students. Children of different ages and heights gathered together. The village has been built for many years, and for the first time there is the sound of children reading.

Fei's family collected a lot of tuition fees and got a lot of rituals, and the family was full in no time. Under Fei Lian's repeated urging, Xu Shaochun went to Zhang's house to pay back the money.

Xu He leaned back on the rocking chair at home, protecting his stomach and muttering: "There is also a school in our village."

Zhang Fangyuan came back from Mr. He's carpenter's house, looked at his daughter-in-law basking in the sunshine at the end of autumn, and said with a smile, "It's time to open a shop in the city."

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