After dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Wang and Weng discussed matters in the main room. The others had no important work to do and were all tying bamboo rings in the courtyard. Wang Ge had already made enough candle plates during the day, and now he only focused on tying bamboo strips.

Wang Dalang couldn't do anything, and he didn't take up any space in the courtyard. He asked Hutou to lead the Wang Peng brothers and sisters in the third room to stay in the second main room to avoid causing trouble by running around in the courtyard.

The second room brother and sister, Wang He, were talking and laughing. Ever since Wang He was praised by his father, he worked extra hard at every job. Now, when he was praised by A Shu, he could do it better and faster than everyone else.

Little Jia's mood was just the opposite. Wang Erlang twisted his arm while cutting bamboo. He was working slowly, so he pressed her hard and annoyed her. Whenever she lowered her head, she would squint his eyes.

On the other side, Ms. Yao really didn't expect that her parents' family had left the bamboo curtain down, and if things went wrong this time, Wang Ge would blackmail her for money. What should she do? She glanced at the main house absentmindedly.

Wang Sanlang touched her and said, "I got you in the wrong place."

Yao irritably untied the hemp rope in circles and complained in a low voice: "I really don't know who your niece will follow. She only cares about her own family. Do you think she treats you as an uncle? For a window mat, let me

You've been running around for two days, and I asked you if you were tired? Did she ask? To take a step back, what if we just took the mat? Isn't it proper filial piety to give to the elders? This is not good, it is like us stealing her things.

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Wang Sanlang's heart felt warm. He wandered around for two days, eating wind and drinking dirt on the road. He rushed back before dawn. When he came back, his father, mother, and second brother scolded him one after another, and no one asked him if he was tired.

Aren't you tired? My maternal aunt didn't know anything about it. She thought the curtain belonged to A Yao. What's wrong with hanging it up as soon as she got it? Did he have to tell his aunt and uncle that the curtain belonged to his niece and he had to tear it down and return it to his niece? What about his own family?

What has become in the eyes of my maternal uncle?

Yao: "From now on, don't be so blind-minded. Nephews and nieces, huh, are separated by one layer after all."

Wang Sanlang was about to respond when he saw his second brother looking over. He was afraid that the bride's complaints would be heard by his second brother, so he lowered his head and said nothing.

It was getting dark, and the old couple came out.

Wang Weng said: "Tiger treasure, you have a rest first and help your father out. I have something to say. Do you want to rest?" The old man was getting angry today, and the others who stopped working quickly pretended to be more serious than before.

Busy.

After Wang Dalang came out, Wang Weng asked his eldest son to sit next to him and talk formally: "Since Age passed the first-class craftsman's examination, our family is indeed different from before. We can make money. This is something we never dared to think about before.

.If I don’t tell you what I said, you will inevitably mutter and feel resentful... Erlang, if you can’t sit still, go to the west end of the village to pound the ground!"

Wang Erlang was just about to express his filial words of "no resentment", but he hurriedly swallowed it back.

Wang Weng continued: "The children in each house have grown up. In two years' time, those who look at each other and those who prepare dowries prepare dowries, it will be time for you to save your own money. This time, I will sell bamboo dragonflies and rolling lanterns.

Bamboo fans, food boxes... Bamboo hairpins are not included. If you even carve these odds and ends, hey, there are plenty of bamboo sticks and pieces in the utility room. If you carve hairpins, how much you can sell them for is up to you.

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Seeing no one said anything, he returned to the topic: "This time I made a total of four hundred and ninety dollars. I went into the wild mountains to cut bamboo and transport bamboo. The second and third parties contributed, and I will give you each forty-five dollars."

Little Jia and Yao started to prick up their ears when their father-in-law mentioned "giving money to others", and they were very happy now. After being married for so many years, not only can they get money from work, but they still get this much all at once!

It's a pity that this joy turned into sour soup overnight.

"Without Age's skills, the bamboo you cut could only be used as firewood. So the chief will give you a hundred cents."

"It's appropriate to have more eldest sons... more or less. Ha... it's appropriate." Yao's initial bluff was just out of his mind, but fortunately he reacted quickly and changed his tune.

It was time for Wang Weng to settle accounts after the fall. He glared at Yao, followed closely by Sanlang, until his grandson Azhu shrank and bowed his head before he said: "If there is a reward, there must be a punishment. A bamboo curtain can be sold for even less."

When it comes to fifty dollars, since it is used by the married family, we will discount it and calculate it as forty dollars, which will be deducted directly from the money you just got."

"Hey!" Wang Sanlang was pinched hard by Yao, forcing him to timidly raise his head and then lower his timidity: "Yes, what my father said is true, and I listen to my father's words."

It’s over! Mrs. Yao was so frustrated that the money rolled in front of her and rolled away again.

Knowing his wife Mo Ruofu, Wang Sanlang whispered: "Return, there are five miles left."

Yao's mouth trembled and tears flashed in his eyes. He was definitely not moved.

Wang Weng finally said: "Before the separation of the family, the rules were like this. Don't feel short-changed, Age. It is the right way to make the eldest family prosperous, and it is even more right to be able to accommodate other houses to rely on."

"My granddaughter doesn't dare, but my granddaughter understands."

On behalf of the eldest son, Wang Ge went to the main house to collect one hundred and four coins. Now Jia's wife was rich and wealthy, but she said regretfully: "If I had known that those two hairpins were only sold for four coins, the eldest mother would have kept them."

"That's right." Wang Ge pursed her lips and smiled. After her second and third uncles went out, she only left four pieces of money, tied the rest back to her eldest mother, and said in a coquettish tone: "In addition to the last time,

Just in time to pay off the debt, my eldest mother will have to scratch off all the circles I drew."

The last time Mr. Yao scratched the back of Wang Dalang's hand, a scab formed within a day. Wang Ge returned all the 20 yuan that Mr. Yao had compensated to the old man.

Wang Weng knew his granddaughter's temper, so he said to Jia Guo, "Just take it in." Then he told Wang Ge the business: "That's not why I asked you to stay. The yard is full of bamboo cages, and it's always windy at night.

Where did the sparks come from? The elder thought about it and decided that it would be appropriate to be more cautious."

Ginger is so spicy! It hasn’t rained for several days and the weather is dry. Wang Ge didn’t think about fire prevention at all. She said, “I sleep in the courtyard at night.”

Jia Concubine: "You can't do it alone. My eldest mother is with you. I will stay up until half the night and you will stay up at night."

Wang Weng nodded: "That's it. If I wake up at night, I can go out and take a look at any time. Hu Bao goes to the kitchen to look at the water tank. Don't wait until night, fill it up now."

Wang Ge responded "Hey", came to the kitchen, opened the cylinder cover, and found that the water in the two cylinders was less than half. She looked over and saw that her younger brother Wang Zhu was carefully tying bamboo rings. She had enough bamboo strips to use tonight.

, without asking him, he carried the bucket to fetch water by himself.

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhu came up, grabbed Bian, and said angrily in a suppressed voice: "You are too mean-spirited! If you haven't harmed my father enough, you are here to harm me again? Do you want me to see it and punish me for another month?"

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"My eldest father said that the yard is full of bamboo cages. If there is a spark somewhere, it will be troublesome, so he asked me to fill the jars now. Okay, I will pick them for you quickly!" Wang Ge was not used to his bad habits, so he went back to the hospital after explaining.

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The family was busy until the beginning of the year, when they turned off the stove and went back to each room, Wang Ge and his eldest mother lay in the courtyard, unable to sleep for a while, looking at the stars in the sky and chatting.

"Mother, do you know how many stars there are in the sky?"

"How can we count them clearly?"

Wang Ge turned sideways and took his eldest mother's hand. There was a chip on the side of her left palm. When Wang Ge was five years old, her eldest mother took her to do laundry. As a result, a vicious dog ran out from a neighbor's house in the village and charged at Wang Ge.

Ge rushed forward, and the eldest mother hugged Wang Ge with one hand, and held a basin in the other hand to call the vicious dog. A piece of flesh was scraped off her palm by the dog's teeth.

Fortunately, the dog was not a mad dog and was beaten away. At that time, the mother's hands were bleeding, but she only asked: "Are you scared of the tiger baby? Are you scared? Are you scared of the tiger baby..."

With tears in Wang Ge's eyes, he looked at the stars again: "I can count them clearly. There are a total of 999 stars in the sky."

"Nonsense."

"How about the eldest mother counting again?"

"Huh? You're tricking me from here!"

In the east wing, Mrs. Yao heard laughter in the courtyard, turned over and muttered: "What a laugh! I won't let anyone sleep anymore!"

Outside, after Wang Zhu was punished to carry water at night, he came back too late, so he moved outside to sleep alone. He didn't feel sleepy at all. If you look closely, his whole body was trembling slightly, which was obviously caused by extreme fear.
Chapter completed!