the farmer's old attack

Chapter 11

When Tang Qing heard what he said, he was a little confused. The capable daughter-in-law he fantasized about no longer existed, but there was no way to return it even after marrying him. Tang Qing smiled awkwardly: "Go to sleep, you won't be like us." Just buy it and wear it."

Zhou Qing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, as long as Tang Qing doesn't dislike it.

Early the next morning, Tang Qing took Zhou Qing and got on Uncle Liu's bullock cart with several large bags of prepared medicinal materials. There were not many people going to the market, and there were only two people in the car, both elders of the village. , Tang Qing said hello with a smile, found a seat and sat down.

The oxcart creaked forward with few people on it. Most of the people in the village were still reluctant to spend the two copper coins. They all got up early and walked to the market.

It started to get cold, and a gust of wind blew, stinging my face. Zhou Qing's clothes were a little thin, and he shivered suddenly. Tang Qing sat sideways to block some of the cold wind for him.

When we arrived in the town, there were quite a lot of people. Most of them came to buy winter clothes for their families, so the door of the cloth shop was full of people. Tang Qing took Zhou Qing to the drug store first. Looking at the style, he estimated that he would have to wait for a while even if he went to the cloth store.

When they arrived at the medicine shop, an apprentice warmly welcomed Tang Qing into the small guest room in the back hall, brought a pot of hot tea, and then went out to get busy again. This season, the medicine shop was also too busy to keep its head off the floor.

Tang Qing and Zhou Qing sat in the room for a while before shopkeeper Wu came in: "I've been waiting for a long time. The drug store has been really busy these two days."

"Just kidding, it's important to save people." Tang Qing hurriedly said haha , and introduced Zhou Qing to Shopkeeper Wu.

"Congratulations to the two newlyweds. Come and take it. This is a little thought from me." Shopkeeper Wu teased the young couple with a smile and gave Zhou Qing another red envelope.

Zhou Qing pushed shopkeeper Wu's hand and looked at Tang Qing with questioning eyes. He accepted it when Tang Qing nodded.

"Ten jins of Eucommia ulmoides, if you count five hundred cents per catty, that's five taels. Three catties of astragalus, count your two liangs per catty, and that's six taels." After some pleasantries, shopkeeper Wu started playing with the abacus. As he spoke, he kept mumbling.

"A total of twenty-five taels and three cents of silver. Mr. Qing, I think I calculated it right." After weighing the medicinal materials and calculating the calculations, shopkeeper Wu said to Tang Qing with a smile.

Tang Qing nodded without saying anything more. Shopkeeper Wu took the silver and gave it to Tang Qing, who then handed it to Zhou Qing. Zhou Qing's hand holding the silver trembled slightly. Twenty-five taels of silver was not light. Except for the ten or so taels that Tang Qing gave him on the night of his wedding, he had never seen more.

Tang Qing picked these medicinal materials from the back mountain without spending a penny. He cut them up and dried them when he went home and earned so much by flipping them. No wonder Tang Qing was so lavish in spending money, so he made so much money. The flowers are really nothing.

Zhou Qing's thoughts changed, and he felt a little inferior. He felt that he could do nothing but work. He also looked at the clothes on his body and they were a little white. When he went out today, he was thinking about what he would do if there were too many people in the town taking advantage of the stolen goods. , just wearing old clothes, not sure if it would embarrass Tang Qing.

How could Tang Qing know that Zhou Qing's mind was changing a lot at this moment? At this time, he was discussing things with shopkeeper Wu.

"Boy Qing, please think about it. This drug store really can't squeeze out the manpower. The boss has to assign these tasks every year. In previous years, my store has the worst reviews. There is nothing we can do about it. "Shopkeeper Wu felt miserable. Wenshui Town was in a remote area and the commerce was underdeveloped. His medicine shop usually didn't have many people, just two sitters, a few apprentices, and a few odd jobs. It happened that every year, the superiors assigned thousands of kilograms of medicinal materials to be prepared, and they were all handed over before the new year. He was so busy every day that he couldn't find anyone to spare. Without Tang Qing, he saw hope again.

"I'll give you 20 cents per kilogram for labor. Just hand it over before the end of the year." Seeing Tang Qing's hesitation, shopkeeper Wu added.

"I'm thinking about it. I'll reply to you in a few days. It's not easy to do this winter." Tang Qing thought that it would be cold and there would be no way to dry in the sun. He could only dry it. There were not enough kangs at home. This was not a good job. Easy to pick up.

"Hey." Shopkeeper Wu could only sigh silently when he saw Tang Qing like this. After sending Tang Qing and Zhou Qing out of the pharmacy, she told him that if she had made up her mind, she must tell him.

After walking out of the medicine shop for a while, Tang Qing saw Zhou Qing still lowering his head in gloom: "What are you thinking about? I'm not happy."

After hearing Tang Qing's question, Zhou Qing raised his head, pointed to the clothes on his body and said, "I Is it embarrassing for you to wear this?"

"Ah!" Tang Qing didn't come back to his senses for a moment and was a little stunned.

"You said you were good-looking, but today I'm dressed like this." Zhou Qing lowered his head guiltily.

"Speaking of it, it's true. Look, if you do this, others will say that I, Tang Qing, am incompetent. My husband will have to endure hardships and take you to buy two sets of clothes." Tang Qing touched his chin and looked Zhou Qing up and down. , and took him to the cloth shop.

"That's not what I meant. I still have clothes at home." Zhou Qing muttered an explanation as Tang Qing pulled him away. But Tang Qing was not willing to listen to him.

There were not many people in the cloth shop at this time, but the waiter in the shop recognized Tang Qing and happily came out to greet him.

Tang Qing first bought two cotton-padded clothes for Zhou Qing, several bolts of cotton cloth, two quilts, and hundreds of kilograms of cotton. They didn't dare to ask for the good ones, so they chose inferior ones, which didn't cost much. They only spent five taels of silver when they left the cloth shop. There were so many items that the store agreed to deliver them to the village for free.

"Brother." A clear female voice came out of the cloth shop. Tang Qing and Zhou Qing went to see the reputation.

"Second sister." Zhou Qing was overjoyed when she saw the person coming and hurriedly greeted her. The visitor was none other than Zhou Qing's second sister, Zhou Xiaohua.

"What a coincidence." When Zhou Xiaohua saw that the person coming was none other than Zhou Qing, she was so happy that she knew she had recognized the right person and said what a coincidence. He looked Zhou Qing up and down again and saw that he had gained weight and looked good on his face. Knowing that his brother was doing well, he felt happy for him.

Tang Qing said a few words to the waiter at the side, but did not bother Zhou Qing to reminisce with his sister.

Zhou Xiaohua also saw Tang Qing and saw that he was talking to the waiter in the shop. There were a lot of things piled next to him, and she understood with a thought that the young couple were out to buy things.

"Uncle." At this time, a milky voice shouted to Zhou Qing. But it was Zhou Xiaohua's eldest nephew Liu Tai who came over holding Zhou Xiaohua's daughter Liu Tiantian.

Zhou Qing took Liu Tiantian's hand and teased him a lot. At this time, Tang Qing came over, and Zhou Qing said to Liu Tiantian, "Tiantian is called uncle."

"Uncle," Liu Tiantian called obediently.

"Tiantian, dear, come and take it." Tang Qing's heart melted when he heard the milky voice. He quickly took out two pieces of silver from his arms and gave one to Tiantian and another to Liu Tai. .

"Brother, you can't do this, you can't do it." Seeing that Tang Qing had given so much all at once, Zhou Xiaohua hurriedly stopped her, but Liu Tai was too frightened to accept it.

"Sister, what are you talking about? This is the first time I have met Tiantian. I like Tiantian so well-behaved. I keep this as a meeting gift. Let Tiantian come to our house to play more in the future. " Tang Qing picked up Liu Tiantian as he spoke. Seeing that her clothes were patched and not heavy when he picked her up, he sighed slightly in his heart. He picked up Tiantian and walked to the cloth shop.

I bought her two more sets of clothes, both of which were red, which made Tian Tian's little face blush. It would be even cuter if she grew some flesh. Liu Tiantian didn't give in, and Tang Qing's face was drooled when he kissed her. Tang Qing was not annoyed, and felt happy in his heart.

Zhou Xiaohua kept saying to the side, "It's a waste of money." She felt a little sorry.

"Sister, it's okay, just two pairs of clothes." Zhou Qing advised from the side. He was raised by his two sisters since he was a child. Now buying two pairs of clothes for his niece is really nothing. Look at the second sister, who is only twenty-five years old and looks like a woman in her thirties or forties. Her hands are covered with calluses and her clothes are sewn over and over again. Zhou Qing felt sour again.

"How can this be done? A few days ago, my mother asked the second and third brothers to bring some rice, noodles and meat. I thought that it was probably from you. Speaking of which, as a daughter, I am also unfilial. I have not done anything for so many years. Please show your respect to our parents." Zhou Xiaohua said with tears at the corners of her eyes.

"Sister, why are you being polite to me? Those things were given to my parents. They can use them as they want." Zhou Qing thought about the mountains of food at home and what Tang Qing had earned today, and felt a little confident. .

"I have accepted your great love, how dare I let my brother-in-law spend money on how we can pay it back." Zhou Xiaohua was also heartbroken. This is what country people are like. If you give me a handful of rice today, I will pay it back tomorrow. If I want to give you a handful of wheat back, this is a favor. If you can only get in but not get out, that's not a favor, it's a shameless thing.

Zhou Qing also noticed the second sister's concerns and comforted him by saying, "Well, this spring, you and your brother-in-law will come over and help dig up the ground at home. My husband is not very good at doing this." Thinking about Tang Qing's Lazy temperament, can sit down instead of standing. If he can lie down instead of sitting down, and let him dig up the floor, he may not even need the ground.

"Hey, okay, okay, I'll call your brother-in-law as soon as spring starts." Zhou Xiaohua could not agree with this. Although plowing the ground is tiring, they are used to farm work, how can they dislike being tired? .

After nagging her parents for a while, Zhou Xiaohua hugged her daughter and her nephew to say goodbye to Zhou Qing and the others.

"Second Aunt, this is for you." While walking on the road, Liu Tai took out the half a tael of broken silver from his arms and handed it to Zhou Xiaohua.

Zhou Xiaohua looked at the broken silver and thought that her nephew had helped take care of Tiantian all these years. She shook her head slightly and said, "Your uncle gave it to you, so you can keep it."

"Second aunt, my uncle has already given it to you ." You bought me clothes, I can't accept this." Liu Tai is almost twelve years old now, and he knows a lot about some things. Children from poor families have long been the masters. That's Tian Tian's uncle. He got new clothes today because of Tian Tian's glory, so he can't take advantage of him.

"Take it, you have helped Second Aunt take care of Tian Tian all these years, and Second Aunt has never bought anything for you." Zhou Xiaohua still refused to accept it.

"No matter what the second aunt said, this is what I should do." Liu Tai said with a red face, stuffed the money into Liu Tiantian and ran away quickly.

Zhou Xiaohua couldn't catch up with the child in her arms, so she had to speed up and rush back.

When I got home, I put the things I bought in place, and then I took the money and gave them to my mother-in-law. I told my mother-in-law what happened today.

Mrs. Liu didn't understand this, so she smiled and asked Zhou Xiaohua to keep it by herself, and then said: "Tai's brother has already got the clothes, so he doesn't need the money. You can use it to pay off the debt."

Zhou Xiaohua could only respond in a low voice . Yes, Liu Tiantian was ill last year, and his family owed a lot of money. It has been owed for a long time, and there are complaints about the delay in repaying it. This can at least make up for it and help people have a good year this year.