Fortunately, Chen Bing has become stronger in the past ten days. Compared with the day she was rescued when she was dying, although she is still thinner, her face is rosy and her complexion is getting better now. When Li Yunniang left, Chen Bing had already contracted Ye Meiniang's disease.

I am extremely merciful. The confinement has been lifted and I can come and go as I please.

As the saying goes: All women in the world love beauty. The first thing Chen Bing did after receiving the pardon was to fetch a basin of water in the yard. She held the edge of the basin with both hands, but closed her eyes.

Some of them didn't dare to look at themselves reflected in the water. They thought silently in their hearts: "It is said that a mule is driven by a horse. Even if it is extremely ugly, it is still the choice made by God. If it is, if it is, I said

What if, if I am really ugly, what should I do? Why would I have the nerve to go out and meet people? No! Neither my mother nor my father said I was ugly, so of course I am not ugly anymore. That is not right either, my father and I.

Mom is my relative, so how can I find my child ugly? But Yun Niang didn’t say I was ugly. If I was really ugly, Yun Niang would have said it to my face long ago. Forget it, forget it,

It’s ugly, it’s just a skin, okay, one, two, three! Open your eyes!”

Looking at himself reflected in the water, Chen Bing was slightly dazed, and whispered to himself: "Is this my face?" As he spoke, Chen Bing reached out and touched his face, and murmured: "This oval face is still beautiful.

It's quite similar to me in my previous life, but I'm much shriveled up than before, and my eyes are like apricots, and my eyebrows are plump. This appearance is much better than I imagined. Maybe it has something to do with fishing on Taihu Lake all year round, but this skin color

It's still darker." Chen Bing felt happy in her heart. The more she looked at her, the more beautiful she felt. She felt quite emotional and said to herself: "I never thought that I would be a beautiful woman again, and God will treat me well."

"Er Niang, what are you doing?" Chen Tingyao happened to enter the yard and was about to take the two bundles of firewood he carried into the woodshed.

Chen Bing was startled by the sudden call. He quickly took a handful of water with both hands and rubbed his face, saying, "Ah, it's you, brother. I'm washing my face right now."

Chen Tingyao packed up the firewood and frowned: "How can you wash your face with cold water in this winter? Your body has just recovered and you can't bear the stimulation of the cold water. Stop washing quickly and go to the main room to prepare for dinner."

After Chen Bing responded, he poured water from the basin, wiped his face with a white cloth, and then followed Chen Tingyao into the main room.

The light inside the main room is not bright. On the left is the inner hall of the main room, which is separated by a curtain. There is a square table in the middle. Chen Bing's mother-in-law, Luo Sanniang, is sitting on the square table facing the door, and on her left is sitting on the square table.

Chen Guangzu, Chen Tingjun, and Chen Tingbi, but Chen Xingzu sat on the right. Chen Tingyao called his mother-in-law and sat next to Chen Xingzu. Chen Bing followed suit and sat down opposite Luo Sanniang, with his back to the door.

After Ye Meiniang and Wen Wuniang came in from outside the house with food, Luo Sanniang squinted her eyes and said: "Okay, Meiniang and Wen Wuniang will pick out the food and send it to the inner hall. I will start it later..." Luo Sanniang said

Before Sanniang finished speaking, she opened her eyes wide, looked at the food on the table, and said sternly: "Meiniang, Fifth Niang, who asked you to steam fish!"

When Ye Meiniang blushed and lowered her head and was about to speak, Chen Xingzu said first: "Mom, it was the boy who asked Meiniang and Wu Niang to steam the fish. Yesterday, the boy went to the county town to sell fish, but the boy didn't handle it properly, and a white water fish died.

. The rest of Wu's foot shop has been accepted, except for this one. The boy spent all his money, but the bastard Wu, the shopkeeper, was determined to take the weight. The boy had no other choice, so he had to bring this white water fish back.

.This morning I thought that if I couldn’t sell it, I might as well eat it at home, so I called Meiniang and Wu Niang and asked them to steam the white water fish.”

Luo Sanniang's face softened slightly, but her tone was still a bit stern, and she said: "That's the case, just eat it. Chen Xingzu, don't be so careless next time. You must know that this bottle of white water was sold to Wujiajiao Shop

You can get ten cents, but it's worthless if you're dead, and you've lost all that money in vain."

Chen Xingzu had no choice but to nod in agreement. Ye Meiniang and Wen Wuniang didn't even dare to take a breath, so they quietly sat down beside Chen Bing and prepared to serve the meal.

Luo Sanniang suddenly stopped and said: "Mei Niang and Wu Niang, please stop serving it. I thought about it and divided the fish into three parts. Meiniang will send the fish head part to you in the inner hall first."

My uncle will eat it, and the middle portion of the fish belly will be given to my second son Guangzu, and the portion of the fish tail will be given to Tingjun and Tingbi. Meiniang Wu Niang, just do as I say."

Chen Xingzu hurriedly said: "Mom, the second mother will not be able to share the fish. She has just recovered and needs to be replenished."

Luo Sanniang snorted coldly: "Your father has a broken leg. He is the head of the family, so he has to replace it with a fish head. The second son, Guangzu, is a well-educated person. He will get an honor in the future, and Yu

The body does not have many thorns, so eating it by Guangzu indicates that the road ahead will be smooth without bumps; and although the fish tail has many thorns, it has the most movement and the most live meat, so it is the right place for Tingjun and Tingbi to eat it. As for Erniang,

Can she achieve fame like Guangzu, or can she continue the family lineage like Tingjun Tingbi? Now that her body has recovered, what else should she do?"

Chen Xingzu suppressed his blush and couldn't speak for a long time. Ye Meiniang was very dissatisfied with Yan Gu's words, but she also knew that Yan Gu was a spicy person, so she didn't dare to contradict her, so she had to divide the fish into three parts as ordered.

, after serving the food, he sent it to Uncle Weng in the inner hall.

After hearing what her mother-in-law said, Chen Bing said, "Dad, my child is not a greedy person. He said a few days ago that his health has improved a lot. Mom has let him rest for more than ten years."

Today, my body is getting stronger and stronger. My mother-in-law is right, these fish are mainly for Wengweng, second uncle, third brother and fourth brother to eat." But he thought to himself: "I'm not sure whether I eat them or not.

Yu didn't think much of it, and it was very good to eat the water rice in this bowl with black bean sauce and vegetable soup. Now it seems that my father is very good to me, but he is a little shy when facing my mother-in-law, and

My mother and my second aunt have no status in the family, and can only be manipulated by my mother-in-law. I am even less looked down upon by my mother-in-law. But no matter what, my father is always my father, and I will always give him this step.

of."

Luo Sanniang showed a smile and said: "It's rare for my second mother to be so sensible. My mother-in-law will definitely find a good family for you to marry in the future. Come on, let's eat. Don't sit still with chopsticks."

Chen Bing sneered in his heart, but did not want to fall out with Luo Sanniang. He just said: "Marriage in my daughter's family is like reincarnation for the second time. If it is true as my mother-in-law said, then I will thank her very much."

Luo Sanniang did not hear the sarcasm in Chen Bing's words, but she felt happy and said: "Marriage is a major matter, and your parents have ordered a matchmaker. Mother-in-law, I will naturally take care of it for you."

Chen Bing thought to himself: "Since my parents ordered me to be a matchmaker, naturally my father and mother will take care of it for me. Why bother you?" Chen Bing was very unhappy with her mother-in-law who wanted to sell her to Li Yuanwai. Besides, she

The patriarchal remarks just now made Chen Bing disgusted with her, but she did not say these words.

Luo Sanniang took a few sips of rice and said, "Chen Xingzu, Han Xiaosi from Changxing County Fish Shop sent someone here again yesterday."

Chen Xingzu said: "Han Xiaosi from Changxing County Fish Shop? What did he send people to do?"

Luo Sanniang said: "It's the same old story. I want to persuade you to join the fish shop and sell the fish directly to the fish shop."

Chen Xingzu said: "I sell it directly to Wu Jiajiao's shop, and the whitewater fish costs ten cents. If I can catch the rare red-tailed whitewater fish, the price is unlimited; the whitebait can be sold to him for fifteen cents per pound. I sell it to him. For Deyilou, I can get nine cents for a piece of white water fish, and fourteen cents for a pound of white fish. If I sell it to a fish shop, I will charge five cents for a piece of white water fish, and only six cents for a pound of white fish. Why should I sell to a fish shop? Who in the fish shop can catch more fish than me? I can’t get into this fish shop.”

Luo Sanniang sighed: "Having said that, have you ever thought about it? After all, the fish shop is very powerful in Changxing County. If he unites with those shops and refuses to accept your fish, what should you do? To be on the safe side, Mom still advises you to join Just catch the fish."

Chen Guangzu echoed from the side: "Mother is right. Xingzu, no matter how much money you make selling fish now, if no one in Changxing County accepts your fish, it will be useless for you to fish again. Selling fish Although the money in this business is much less, the advantage is that it is safe and I don’t have to worry about sales.”

Chen Xingzu shook his head and said resolutely: "No, shopkeeper Wu of Wujia Foot Shop is a loyal person. The fish he charged me was a penny more than what Deyilou gave me. I had an agreement with him long ago. Unless Wujia Foot Shop doesn't agree Collect, the fish I catch must be collected with him first, and then I can give it to others. Mom, I can’t break the rules.”

Luo Sanniang said: "I don't know anything about this business. I just told you what the man said yesterday. As for whether you can join the fishing industry, it all depends on you. But you have to remember, no matter how you fish in the future, Whatever I do with you, you can’t lose a penny of what this family should give you.”

Chen Xingzu said: "Except for the fish money paid to the government, all the money I get from selling fish will be given to my mother." After Chen Xingzu said that, he took out a bunch of money from his sleeve and said, "I sold six white water fish today. I got sixty cents, sold three catties of silver fish, got forty-five cents, and sold three catties of white shrimps, and got thirty cents, a total of one hundred and thirty-five cents, except for buying cards for the government. The fish money is ten cents, so here is a total of one hundred and twenty-five cents."

Luo Sanniang took the money unceremoniously, divided it into three parts, and said: "Guangzu, here is thirty cents. You can use it to buy some paper and pens first, and study hard. The old Chen family will rely on you."

Chen Guangzu unceremoniously reached out and took away the thirty cents on the table, and said with a smile: "Mom, you deposited this money with me. When I become an official in the future, I can double the money and return it to you."

Luo Sanniang grinned, making no secret of her love for Chen Guangzu, and said: "You are the only one who is sweet-mouthed and good at talking. My father and mother have placed all their hopes on you. Guangzu, you can't let your father and mother down." ."

"Don't worry, Mom, I'll go inside and read a book after dinner."

Luo Sanniang nodded with satisfaction and said: "There are still ten cents here to buy some food for Tingjun and Tingbi. I will keep the rest of the money and come here as soon as I need something at home." Tell me, I will take care of it. You don’t need to worry about it."

Chen Guangzu felt quite proud and agreed wholeheartedly. Chen Xingzu felt that it was natural for his mother to handle the money and property. Chen Bing was very unhappy because he was the youngest and the person least liked by Luo Sanniang.

, he didn’t have the time to interrupt and could only eat his meal in silence.

In the inner hall, Chen Dawei was sucking the fish head and listening to the conversation outside, with an unnoticed smile on his lips.


Chapter completed!