Chapter 153
In Xiawan Village, which is thousands of miles away from the capital, Zhou Yi naturally did not know about the conversation between Wen Qu and Mrs. Wen. Early the next morning, after the Zhou family got up, whether they wanted to or not, they had to go to the old man's house. Go to the house to say hello to Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou.
Now that there are so many pairs of eyes on Zhou Yi from the ruling and opposition parties, it is even more difficult for him to be honest.
Zhou Yi prepared enough presents, and his family passed through the village. Everyone in the village looked on enviously. Mr. Zhou is really lucky. When he was young, he brought back a rich little wife, bought land, and built a big house. Just a little bit in decline, the grandson won the first prize in the examination, and became a high official in the court, so he can wait and enjoy the blessings in the future.
Those who knew the inside story all curled their lips secretly, people's hearts are fleshy, people in Zhou's old house used to treat Zhou's second family like that, they might have no idea in their hearts, now it's just because of filial piety, but no matter what, as long as Zhou Yi has made enough appearances, and the Zhou family's old house will be covered with endless light. Among other things, after Zhou Yi's reputation in the court spread in Guang'an County, the brothers of the Zhou family enjoyed a lot in Guang'an County, and everyone wanted to give them some face.
Boss Zhou and Laosi Zhou are fine, Boss Zhou is dull, and Laosi Zhou is a nerd, but Laosan Zhou is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he does not work in the workshop, and uses his relationship with the second wife of the Zhou family to force himself in the workshop. Asked for a dry stock, gathered a group of cronies in Guang'an County, ate, drank, prostituted and gambled, and swaggered through the market.
People in Xiawan Village couldn't understand him, but since everyone lived in workshops, Zhou Laosan was Zhou Yi's uncle no matter what, so they didn't dare to say anything.
The second uncle and the third uncle would scold Zhou Laosan from time to time, but Zhou Laosan is the kind of character who can let you blow the wind and rain, and he can not take it seriously. On the surface, he promised well, and swore that he would definitely Change, in a blink of an eye, still go its own way. The second uncle and the third uncle are already old, so how can they have so much energy to stare at him all day long? Fortunately, although Zhou Laosan was a little messy, he didn't cause any big trouble after all. After a long time, the Zhou family didn't bother to care about him up.
Someone watched Zhou's second bedroom family walking towards the old house, and said, "This time, Zhou Laosan will definitely be punished."
A person next to him blew out a smoke ring: "Liu Lang is Zhou Laosan's nephew, what can he do?" Done, Zhou Laosan didn’t cause any trouble, it’s just that he was too lazy to do something, and the training should be done by Uncle Zhou on Tuesday, but I think Zhou Laosan still thinks that Zhou Laosan can eat well in the county, and he even told the villagers several times You're bragging!" The Uncle Zhou in this population is Mr. Zhou.
Zhou Yi didn't know what Zhou Laosan was doing. Zhou Laoer and Wang Yan walked in front, Zhou Yi and Li Yingru walked behind, Zhou Jiadong walked behind them looking around, and behind them were those carrying large and small parcels. The servants, the group looked very lively.
As soon as their figures appeared at the gate of Zhou's old house, they heard a loud cry: "Father, Liulang and the others are here!" It was Zhou Laosan who made the sound. With a smile on his face, he ran towards Zhou Yi and the others, and slapped Zhou Laoer on the shoulder affectionately: "Second brother, you are back, you don't know, you have been in the capital for so long, I miss you so much Let's go, let's go, the food is ready at home, let's have a good drink, hurry up..." Then he pulled Zhou Laoer into the house, and he didn't forget to turn around and shout: "Liulang, come quickly, Dad! I've been waiting for you early in the morning!"
Zhou Jia rolled his eyes behind him, but he still remembers when he was a child, he hung on his arm and pretended to cry once in order to cheat Zhou Laosan, "Sycophant! "Zhou Jia muttered in a low voice.
"Jiajia..." Zhou Yi turned around and gave him a disapproving glance, Zhou Jia shrugged and begged for mercy: "Okay, brother, I understand, I can't be honest, don't teach me a lesson ..."
Li Yingru shook her head with a smile. She was used to the relationship between Zhou Yi and Zhou Jia brothers. She quickly walked a few steps to Wang Yan's side, and asked Wang Yan by her arm, "Mother, so you also live in this house. Is it inside?" Li Yingru looked at the courtyard wall, it was already a little cracked, and the courtyard is not big, was Xianggong born on this side?
Wang Yan looked at the yard and sighed: "No, life was really difficult at that time. Our family of seven lived in a room in the East Wing, with a curtain drawn in the middle, and your sisters slept in the same room." On the other side of the curtain, if the whole family goes in, there is no place to turn around..." While speaking, the group of people had already entered the old house, Wang Yan looked at a room in the east wing, and pointed to Li Yingru: "See No, it's that one, I don't know what it looks like now, let's go and have a look..."
Li Yingru followed Wang Yan into the room in the East Wing, only to find that the light inside was extremely dim, a cramped room, this would The son has been filled as a firewood room.
"It has become a firewood room!!" Wang Yan sighed.
Li Yingru couldn't believe it, how did Xianggong's family of seven live in such a small house? She looked at the house again. Although it was a little crude, it was not too small. There should be many houses, but how could they be willing to let Xianggong's family live in such a house at that time!
"Oh, brother and sister, hurry up and come to the upper room, what's so interesting about that firewood room!" While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, a female voice sounded behind them.
Wang Yan looked back and said hurriedly, "Sister-in-law." He pulled Li Yingru again: "This is your aunt."
Li Yingru hurriedly bent slightly: "Yingru has met your aunt!
" With a different demeanor than before, I looked at Li Yingru carefully again, as if something blocked her heart, but she smiled affectionately on her face: "Oh, this is my nephew and daughter-in-law, she is really a good person, my lady and the country girl are It's different, come in, the meal is ready."
Li Ermei greeted them affectionately, and Wang Yan led Li Yingru to follow Li Ermei.
Entering the upper room, I saw a room full of people, and the grandchildren had grown up too. Except for Zhou De, who was younger than Zhou Yi, the other boys had already married wives, and some had even given birth to children. Standing tall.
Zhou's second child was sitting next to Mr. Zhou and talking to him. Zhou's mother was still sitting on the kang as usual, as motionless as a mountain. When she saw Wang Yan coming in, she raised her eyelids and let out a soft snort.
Wang Yan hurriedly called Father and Mother Zhou and Mother Zhou, and Li Yingru followed suit. Mother Zhou didn't dare to treat Li Yingru like Wang Yan did. Reaching the fundus, no matter how you look at it, it is stiff.
At this time Zhou Yi called softly: "Yingru."
"Mr. Xianggong." Li Yingru walked to Zhou Yi's side.
Zhou Yi gently held Li Yingru's arm, "Come on, let me introduce you." Li Yingru felt Zhou Yi's support under her arm, smiled slightly, followed Zhou Yi's call, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, Qing'er Follow behind to give a meeting gift.
In fact, Zhou Yi didn't recognize some people. Since he moved out of the old house, he didn't have any close connection with the old house. Zhou Yi really didn't recognize the wives and children of these boys who got married later.
But they are all of the same generation, and there is not so much etiquette, after all, they are either nephews or nieces!
After some greetings, Mr. Zhou greeted and set up the meal. Now that there are too many people, he set up four tables, two tables for the women's family and two tables for the men's family. On the women's side, Zhou's mother will lead the meal. The meal is still the same as before, and she will distribute the food. .
Wang Yan has escaped from this kind of life for many years, and she is really not used to seeing this kind of situation again. Coupled with the children at the table, she has a headache.
Seeing Wang Yan's appearance, Zhou's mother immediately sarcastically said: "Hey, after all, she has become a government wife, and she can't get used to our farm pig food!"
Wang Yan has heard such ironic tone for more than ten years, and now As soon as Zhou's mother said this, Wang Yan became nervous subconsciously, and hurriedly waved her hands and said, "Ma'am, why do I have such a meaning, I'm just not hungry!
" The rice cooked by the old woman, if you can't eat it, you can't eat it, who are you doing that? You have lost your conscience, you are happy and happy, throwing the old man in the village, even if I am not the mother of the second child , but the old man is finally the second child's biological father, Liu Lang's biological grandfather, you are a rotten wreck, your heart is worse than the eighth child!!!" Mother Zhou put the rice spoon in her hand heavily into the rice bowl, The sound suddenly increased.
Since there is no space in one room, the male relatives are sitting in another room, so Zhou Yi will not know what happened here unless there is a commotion.
Zhou's mother's arrogance has been engraved in Wang Yan's bones. She doesn't know and dare not refute. Li Yingru has never seen a person like Zhou's mother. The vulgar words like Zhou's mother are so vulgar, and she will do it with real swords and guns!
Seeing that an unfilial hat was about to be taken off, Wang Yan didn't know how to defend herself, saying that being a mother is better, but Wang Yan couldn't argue for Zhou Yi, and she looked panic-stricken and helpless. Li Yingru really can't understand why Wang Yan is so afraid of Zhou's mother. First, the father-in-law is not Zhou's mother's biological son. Even if Zhou's mother is neglected, the father-in-law will definitely not say anything. I am angry with Zhou's mother. Under such circumstances, why should I still be so wronged in front of Zhou's mother? Naturally, I should pay back, even if I vent my anger for my father-in-law. Second, when she was in the capital, Wang Yan was not so timid, she usually had many thoughts in her mind, and Li Yingru still had to try her best to please her. Besides, Wang Yan still had the emperor's imperial order on her body, even if Zhou's mother occupied the nominal The status of mother-in-law, but it should not be insulted.
Li Yingru thought more clearly than Wang Yan. Wang Yan was Zhou Yi's biological mother and her mother-in-law. If she watched Wang Yan being bullied and kept silent, what good would it do her? Besides, if it wasn't for Wang Yan, even for Zhou Yi's reputation, she couldn't let Zhou's mother speak so unscrupulously.
Li Yingru's face suddenly turned cold, and she called Qing'er who was standing behind Wang Yan: "Qing'er, mother usually drinks half a bowl of lotus seed soup in the morning, did you forget when you get up early today?
" Er then knelt down on the ground with a plop: "Your servant should die, your servant should die, because I was a little tired from the journey yesterday, so I got up late today..."
Li Yingru put down her chopsticks and said unhurriedly, "Damn, how did I tell you Yes? Mother is the imperial order of the emperor, who dares to insult you, you are so poor in serving, do you want to die!" "
Young madam, please forgive me, madam, I didn't do it on purpose, please spare Qing'er... "Qing'er bent her knees and walked to Wang Yan's side, tugging at the hem of her clothes and begging for mercy.
When this came out, Zhou's mother and several daughters-in-law were dumbfounded. Because Li Yingru came from a noble family from the beginning, they didn't dare to talk about it, and they didn't have the desire to compare, but Wang Yan was different. At that time, Wang Yan was the existence at the bottom of the pyramid, and she was like a bun, kneading as she wanted. It was only after having Zhou Yi that she seemed to have some vitality. The people under their feet suddenly became more expensive than mothers and children, and later they entered the capital and became officials' wives. Now when they first saw Wang Yan, they would naturally feel a little uncomfortable in their hearts, so that they forgot, Wang Yan He is no longer someone they can humiliate at will.
And what Li Yingru did was to remind them of this point and make them realize very clearly that Wang Yan is really different from before.
"What is this imperial order?" Zhao Chun'er asked subconsciously.
Li Yingru laughed: "It's nothing, it's the emperor's imperial concubine rank, and she can receive a monthly salary in the court just like a person with fame!" "
Then, sister-in-law is now an official!" Zhao Chun'er said enviously.
Wang Yan quickly waved her hands: "Where am I an official? I'm all under Liu Lang's honor." However, there was still some pride in the words.
"Mother, you are the imperial order of the emperor. If someone disrespects you, you can be punished..." When Li Yingru said this, she glanced at Mother Zhou with a smile.
Zhou's mother shrank when Li Yingru saw what she had just said to scold Wang Yan, and lowered her head to avoid her eyes.
After Li Ermei heard this, she looked at Wang Yan with both envy and disdain. If she was replaced by Wang Yan, she would have such a promising son, and she would be appointed by the imperial court, and she would have such a noble daughter. As a daughter-in-law, Mother Zhou dares to scold her like that. Such a lucky fate, but she still can't stand up on her own! She also wanted her daughter-in-law to stand up for her. When Li Ermei thought of this, she only hated the injustice of God, and gave a steamed stuffed bun a good fortune!
The women's side is non-stop, but the men's side doesn't have so many things. From Mr. Zhou to Dalang, they all know that Zhou Yi is not easy to mess with, and they didn't say anything at the dinner table that upset Zhou Yi. He tried to persuade their father and son to eat food, and by the way, about ancestor worship, but Zhou Laosan, after a few glasses of wine, talked loudly at the wine table, saying that he knew this big man, that official, and what he said This area is so chaotic, the workshop is all thanks to him taking care of it...
Zhou Yi knows that Zhou Laosan has always been such a half-jarred person who just hangs around, only when he is farting and eats a few mouthfuls of vegetables Put down the chopsticks.
After breakfast, he sat in the old house for a while, and then took his family back.
The process of worshiping the ancestors was complicated. This time, the entire Zhou clan attached great importance to it. After several days of preparation, it was decided that the ancestor worship ceremony would be officially held on May 25th. There are still three days left.
Before offering sacrifices to the ancestors, Zhou Zhu finally rushed back from the outside. As soon as Zhou Yi saw Zhou Zhu, he patted him on the shoulder lightly: "I'm taller, and I've grown up.
" Stay until dark before coming out.
When Wang Yan and Wang Hu met, they cried for a while, and Wang Yan didn't stop until Da Ya came with her two children.
Zhou Yi teased the two children for a while, and said to Wang Hu: "Uncle, the workshop in Xiawan Village will probably depend on you to take care of it. Of course, Brother Zhu will still be in charge, but he will go back and forth to the capital in the future." , I will arrange another person to be in charge of the workshop, you just help take care of it."
There have been many good seedlings in the Zhou clan, and Zhou Yi, who can test for fame, let them test for fame, and can't test himself but is clever. , Zhou Yi will also arrange other future plans for them after examining their xinxing.
Wang Hu nodded when he heard the words: "Don't worry, Liulang. Although I don't know how to do business, I can still show you this stall. How long can you stay here to worship your ancestors?" Zhou Yi peeled off a
candy Put it into Wang Ying's mouth, and said with a smile: "I have other errands, and I will leave after worshiping the ancestors. Jiajia will go to Nanyuan to take an exam in June. After he finishes the exam, my parents and Yingru will meet again." He went back to the capital together."
"Are you only going to rest for two days when you come back?" Wang Hu asked.
Zhou Yi sighed: "There is no other way, the errands entrusted by the emperor will naturally be done." "
You have worked too hard." Wang Hu didn't understand these things, and only sighed after hearing this.
During the few days Zhou Yi stayed at home, he never stopped. From the county magistrate to the squires, they came to visit one after another. They were all from their hometown. He also had to meet with one or two, and in the end, it was even more tiring than working as an errand in the yamen!
In the afternoon, the visiting guests finally left, Zhou Yi sent the guests away, and prepared to leave the house with his hands behind his back, Li Yingru also came out of the house, seeing that he was free, he hurriedly asked: "Sir, where are you going? Zhou
Yi waved at Li Yingru: "Are you tired? If you are not tired, come with me for a walk in the village. I have been entangled by those guys for a few days since I came back. I haven't even visited the village. I will take you there." Look at the small river that I used to go to when I was studying..."
Li Yingru laughed crisply, put her hand on Zhou Yi's arm, and blinked mischievously: "It's an honor!"
Xiawan Village Linhe, now It was evening again, and the breeze on the river blew over, making me feel cool.
"Master, Xiawan Village has beautiful mountains and clear waters. If we get old, we can build a big house here and plant some flowers and plants. If you read books, I will practice martial arts, and if you play the piano, I will play the flute..." When Li Yingru said this, her eyes froze. The longing of the face.
Zhou Yi burst out laughing: "Yingru, you're thinking too far, don't you think about getting old before our child is born?"
But Li Yingru said: "What's so funny, I want to live with you for a long time, so naturally I have to plan for my life after work." Zhou Yi listened to the snuggle, and was about to speak, when suddenly a voice was urgent and
sharp A female voice came from: "Zhou Yi, you are back as expected!!!"
Zhou Yi looked up, and it turned out to be Sanya.
After seeing Sanya again after not seeing him for more than a year, Zhou Yi suddenly felt as if he had passed away. The Sanya in front of her eyes can no longer overlap with that delicate face of Girls' Generation.
Her hair was loose, her face was painted with white powder, and her mouth seemed to be wearing a lipstick from Xiawan Village. Out of a state of madness!
"Who is it?" Li Yingru asked suspiciously.
Zhou Yi looked at Sanya on the opposite side, and replied lightly: "Second sister!"
Li Yingru was shocked when she heard this, because she knew a lot of Sanya's great achievements from Liuya, so she subconsciously stood in the way. In front of Zhou Yi.
Her actions warmed Zhou Yi's heart. He gently pulled her to his side and looked straight at Sanya: "Second Sister, what are you doing here?
" What are you doing! Your family went to the capital, leaving me here alone to suffer, do you know how I got here this year?" "
That's your own business, today's result is yesterday's cause, and everything You made your own choice, you are no longer the Zhou family, you don’t need to tell me your pain, just leave by yourself!” Zhou Yi said lightly.
"You don't have to drop your book bag in front of me. I know I can't count on you. Your heart has always been harder than a rock. My own sister doesn't care about things that are wolf-hearted. Pooh!!!" Sanya stared at Zhou Yi and vomited on the ground. I took a sip of saliva.
Sanya said that Zhou Yi was a wolf-hearted dog, and Li Yingru couldn't stand it anymore. She stepped forward and stood in front of Zhou Yi, staring at Sanya coldly: "Young Master is a second-rank court official, and you are just a commoner. You insulted him like that. If you hand in the post, you will go to jail, if you are not afraid of hitting the board, you can try again, and you have already been expelled from the Zhou family, so there is no need to mention this sister and the like!" San
Yaha : "This is my good sister-in-law, she really is Miss Everyone, very handsome." She looked at Zhou Yi again: "It seems that you have found another good helper!" "Zhou Xian, I would like to advise you, leave by
yourself Come on, otherwise your face won't be so good-looking if I call people crazy!" Zhou Yi was annoyed and said directly.
"You give it a try!" After Sanya finished speaking, she threw herself on the ground without waiting for Zhou Yi to speak again, and suddenly yelled sadly: "Mother, mother, come and save me, I won't survive!" Go down, mother..."
"Master..." Li Yingru pulled Zhou Yi's arm, Zhou Yi shook his head at her, and stood there just looking at Sanya, he wanted to see what kind of play Sanya wanted to play .
After a while, both Wang Yan, Zhou's second child and Zhou Jia were startled in the room. Wang Yan ran out first, and when she saw Sanya on the ground, she immediately threw herself in front of her, "Son, why did you get into such a state? It's trying to gouge out mother's heart..."