In the afternoon, the street became more lively. Tao Weiyun stood outside the shop and said to Tao Qingbi: "We can't go out right now. There are all people watching the excitement outside."

Tao Qingbi looked at him in surprise. The Fu family had a large number of people, and most of the shopkeepers on this street were related to the Fu family.

She walked outside the shop door, looked at it for a while, then turned around and came in and said to Tao Weiyun: "Second brother, there are some people on the street who look wrong."

Tao Weiyun looked at Tao Qingbi and said, "You go to the backyard and polish things for me, and I'll guard the shop."

"Second brother, I often carry heavy things. Can I guard the store with you?"

At this time, there are so many idle people on the street, it is inconvenient for them not to close the shop in advance.

At Shen Shi, some people outside finally dispersed, and each shopkeeper returned to his own shop, each with a gloomy expression. Even if there were customers who wanted to enter the shop, they would be forced to turn around and leave by their expressions.

Brother Tao Weiyun finally saw the customers entering the shop, and naturally warmly greeted the customers to look at the goods in the shop. Some customers originally came to see the excitement of the street and casually entered the shop to take a look.

Just looking at it like this, because Tao Weiyun brother and sister greeted them warmly, they were too embarrassed to turn around and leave. They really looked at the goods attentively, and then bought things that were needed at home.

In the evening, after closing the shop door, brother and sister Tao Weiyun were on their way home. When they saw no one around them, they let out a long sigh of relief.

Tao Weiyun sighed to Tao Qingbi: "Fortunately, we don't have any shameless relatives or friends in our family."

People in Sanjia Alley now know that the life of Fu Jiumiang’s maternal grandfather’s family is actually not bad, and at least they can guarantee three meals a day for the family.

The life of their craftsmen's family depends entirely on their crafts to support their families. When they are old and can't do the crafts, they are not as useful as old farmers at home.

When the men have work to do, the family can only have three meals a day. When the men have no work to do, the family can only have two meals a day.

The news that Tao Weizi passed the national examination had an motivating effect on the people in Sanjia Alley. Everyone saw another kind of life.

The elders also have another consideration for the future of their children and grandchildren. They will no longer think as before that if the children study more, they will only waste the family's money and achieve nothing in the end.

When Tao Weiyun and his sister turned a corner, they met the Fu family's youngest twenty-eight. Tao Weiyun went over to greet him and asked, "How are things going in your family now?"

The young child of the Fu family looked around and whispered: "Brother Yun, Sister Niuniu, let me tell you, don't tell anyone outside.

I heard from the adults that Sister Nineteen’s mother is not allowed to enter the family’s ancestral graves. People who don’t have such a family are worried that her resentment will be too strong and will ruin the feng shui of our Fu family.”

Tao Weiyun nodded cautiously, and Tao Qingbi nodded and said, "Xiao Erba, we won't go outside and tell others."

After Xiao Erba of the Fu family left, Tao Qingbi and Tao Weiyun said: "The uncles and uncles of the Fu family are too troublesome. They don't give their children a formal name."

Tao Weiyun knew more things than Tao Qingbi, so he lowered his voice and said: "The members of their family all have official names in the genealogy.

People in their family were worried that people outside calling them by their formal names would have an impact on their age, so they called them by their rankings from generation to generation."

Tao Qingbi thought about her name, and now she has to wait until a niece is born at home, so she doesn't have to call her "Niuniu" to keep her safe.

Tao Qingbi didn't know that the elders felt that as long as Tao Qingbi continued to use the nickname "Niuniu", more children could be added to the family.

Over the years, the children in the second room of the Tao family have grown up smoothly, and now there are new children in the family, and all of them are smart and smart.

Bao Wufu has now given up thinking about having a daughter. She told An Erzhi: "I think the more I want to have a daughter, the more I dream about having sons.

I went to the hospital to see a doctor. The doctor came out and took my pulse and told me that I could rest for a year or two before thinking about my children.

I don’t want to have any more children now. In a few years, my sons will all marry and have children. I don’t want to have to hold a toddler in my arms.”

When An Erzhi saw Bao Wufu, she finally stopped thinking about having a daughter. When she talked to Bao Wufu, she didn't have too many scruples. She could also talk about some of the things Tao Qingbi encountered while doing business.

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The business of Tao Zuozhu and Bao Wu Fujia's stores can only be said to be average. There is no loss, but they can't make much money.

Bao Wufu was guarding the shop and saw that other people's businesses were prospering. She was actually anxious in her heart. She even went back to her parents' house to mention it and asked someone from her parents' house to ask.

Her natal sister-in-law quietly told Bao Wufu the result of the inquiry, and Bao Wufu became even more discouraged about the business.

She used to worry about the store's business every day. In the past two years, she had taken a casual attitude towards the store's business, but there was still some business in the store.

The Fu family made a big fuss, so Bao Wufu naturally closed the shop door early and went home. She was talking to her two sisters-in-law in the kitchen and sighed: "Fu Jiu's mother was also a capable person in the past."

Brother Tao Weiyun came back and told his family about some news from outside.

Sister Ji Ba's sister-in-law looked at Tao Qingbi with some worry. This child had never experienced anything. Sister Ji Ba told Tao Qingbi: "Niuniu, don't put out the candles in the room at night."

An Erzhi felt restless in her heart, so she thought for a while and said, "Niuniu, Mom went to clean up the couch in the room. You will sleep on the couch in my parents' room these nights."

Bao Wufu nodded in agreement: "Yes, Niuniu is a kind-hearted child, so don't be frightened by the news from the outside."

Tao Weiyun had already gone back to his room to see Ji. Tao Qingbi looked at the concerned expressions on the elders' faces and said with a smile: "Okay, I will follow mother's arrangement and sleep on the couch in my parents' room tonight."

At night, after Tao Qingbi fell asleep, Tao Zuoran and An Erzhi were still a little uneasy, so they found a pair of scissors and put them under their daughter's pillow.

They returned to the inner bedroom. An Erzhi looked at Tao Zuoran and whispered: "Tomorrow, the shop will be closed for a day. What do you think?"

"Let her and Yun'er guard the shop. The Fu family has already blocked people outside the city."

"Oh, forget it, let's sleep. If someone from the Fu family asks you to come over and help, don't get involved in their family's affairs."

"I won't go. Our two families are at odds. Most of the Fu family knows about it."

That night, Tao Zuoran and An Erzhi did not dare to sleep peacefully. They kept listening to what was going on outside.

In the morning, after Tao Qingbi got up, Tao Zuoran and An Erzhi came out to see their daughter's expression. Seeing her rosy complexion, the couple felt much relieved.

(End of chapter)


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