Chapter 14 It's Too Cold
Qiu Wuhen smiled awkwardly.
Anyway, I have never studied the Four Books and Five Classics. Taking the imperial examination is just to show off one's appearance, and it is simply impossible. Since it is not possible, I won't think about it.
The old lady asked Su Jinsong: "How are you saving money? Is it enough for my husband to go to Wenjiang Mansion to take the provincial examination?"
"It's enough for those who left. There's still a little more to come back."
"In this case, let's keep the rice and make it into fried rice when the Prime Minister rushes to take the exam. It can be eaten on the road."
Xiao Jinsong quickly nodded in agreement, but the others were dumbfounded.
Qiu Wuhen stopped working. Although the grain was reserved for him when he came to Fucheng to take the exam, it meant that he would continue to be hungry now. He immediately objected: "Old lady, there is no need to keep these rice, we can cook for everyone."
Well. As for the expense of rushing to take the exam later, don’t worry, I can make money by treating people on the way."
"That's what I say, but there are always benefits to keeping it. Listen to me."
Fourth sister Su Jinyun reluctantly put the handful of rice back into the box.
Everyone else also looked sad.
Qiu Wuhen immediately said: "Old lady, I found this rice, so I should decide how to use it, right?"
The old lady couldn't help being stunned when she heard this.
In my impression, Zhongqiu Wuhen has always been submissive, saying yes to everything, agreeing to everything, and agreeing first no matter whether it is right or not. After all, he is the son-in-law of the house. Although the Su family does not regard him as an outsider, they have never treated him badly.
On the contrary, he respected them very much and hoped that they would honor their ancestors in the future. However, he still understood his identity in his heart and felt that he should listen to the Su family. After all, he was the son-in-law who stepped in. Unexpectedly, he would object in front of the old lady.
The old lady’s opinion, and this decision was for his own good.
Qiu Wuhen said immediately: "I have something else to give you as a toothpaste. If you take it out, you will know that I am not bragging."
With that said, he opened the package of medicinal materials and took out the snake chopped into several pieces.
All the women in the Su family screamed and retreated, their faces turning pale.
Qiu Wuhen said: "This is a snake I encountered while digging a field mouse hole. I killed it and used it to stew snake soup. Also, I also accepted an apprentice this morning, and he can contribute a pig intestine to our family every month."
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Su Jinsong had already told the old lady and the others about the pig intestines, and they were very happy before. Now that they heard him talk about it and saw him take out the little snake, they all felt that he was indeed capable.
Qiu Wuhen continued: "Old lady, madam and two aunts, you work hard every day. The three sisters are also growing up, and there is no food to eat. The body is broken, and the money spent on medical treatment is too much.
.So, it’s best for us to get enough to eat and wear warm clothes first, and then we can catch up on exams later, which will be next fall anyway.”
Mother Su also helped, and whispered in Grandma Su's ear: "Yes, old lady. How about you just follow what your husband said? It's rare for him to be the master. If he loses face, it will be bad in the future."
This sentence played a very crucial role. Grandma Su's body was shaken. Yes, her grandson-in-law will be a pillar of the country in the future, and will govern the country in the future. If he doesn't even have a say in the family, he will be in trouble in the future.
How to assist the emperor in governing the country?
As the head of the family, if you don't respect his authority first and dampen his spirit, it will definitely be detrimental to his growth.
So the old lady immediately changed her attitude and said, "In that case, let's do what the Prime Minister wants."
All the girls cheered for joy.
"Go and buy another bottle of wine for Mr. Xian."
Now Qiu Wuhen cheered. Although the wine in the Ming Dynasty was very light, and the country rice wine was so, it was still wine after all.
At that time, several women helped together and used the stone mortar at home to grind out the nearly twenty kilograms of rice. At the same time, they also cut up the snake and made soup. The pig intestines were salted and left aside. They could not eat so much at one time.
Because of the meat, according to Qiu Wuhen's request, the rice was boiled a little thin this time without adding rice bran.
It had been several months since the smell of meat had lingered on the family, and the family enjoyed their meal. A bottle of wine was given to Qiu Wuhen, and Su Jinsong had a drink with him. The other women did not drink, but just smiled and watched them drink.
I enjoyed this meal very much, and it was even sweeter than when I had delicacies from the mountains and seas when my family was wealthy. Especially Qiu Wuhen, who even felt a little drunk after drinking a bottle of wine.
It was late at night, and everyone gathered together to discuss Qiu Wuhen's day's victory and the great changes he had brought to his family, praising Qiu Wuhen for his abilities. It was not until Grandma Su asked everyone to go back to sleep that they dispersed.
But the third aunt stopped Qiu Wuhen and said, "Ms. sir, your fourth sister's bed leg is about to break. Can you help repair it?"
"Okay!"
Qiu Wuhen followed the third aunt and the fourth aunt Su Jinyun to their room. Sure enough, she saw that one leg of the bed was about to fall apart. After checking it, she found that the tenon at the joint was rotten, so she went to the kitchen and used a hatchet to cut a new tenon.
, punched it in again, and the bed frame became stable.
After Qiu Wuhen left, the third aunt happily said to her daughter Su Jinyun: "Did you see that your brother-in-law is so capable? Not only is he good at reading, he can also work. He can repair everything. Our broken things, tables, chairs, benches, beds, everything.
It would be great to be able to repair. If you can marry a husband like your brother-in-law who can study and repair furniture, I will be extremely happy."
"I don't want it!"
"Why?"
"If I marry a brother-in-law who can repair any old or broken furniture, then I will never have the chance to use new furniture in my life."
"Forehead……"
Qiu Wuhen and his wife Su Jinsong went to the pharmacy in the front yard to prepare for bed.
The room was very cold, like an ice cave. Su Jinsong quickly took the bedding out of the cabinet, cleaned the floor, and spread the bedding on the ground.
Then, she pulled Qiu Wuhen to sit cross-legged on the floor, and pulled the quilt to cover the two of them.
"It's so cold!" Qiu Wuhen, relying on the excitement of drinking, hugged his wife and nibbled on her bright arm.
"Oh, why did you bite me?"
"Because I was frozen like a dog."
Continuing to bite her even more on the cheek, Su Jinsong giggled and pushed him away quickly: "I hate it! Sit down, I'll show you something."
"What?" Qiu Wuhen looked at her.
She took out a small blue cloth bag from her arms, opened it carefully, and found a lot of broken silver inside.
Su Jinsong said: "This is the money we have saved. Once the copper coins are enough, I will exchange them for silver, so that it is easier to carry. The money we have saved is actually enough for you to go to Wenjiang Prefecture to take the provincial examination and back. The old lady just asked, I
I said I haven't saved enough, mainly because I want to save a little more for you..."
"Wait!" Qiu Wuhen interrupted her and said angrily, "Madam, have you not grown up?"
"It's grown!" Could it be that it suddenly flew away? Su Jinsong quickly looked down at his chest, the bulge was still there.
"That's wrong, it's the brain. Don't you have a brain?" Qiu Wuhen rubbed his cheeks that were numb from the cold, "Damn God, it's so cold that my mouth is so cold that I can't speak smoothly."
"You dare to say that I have no brains!" Su Jinsong raised his hand, "I think you are a cucumber, - you need a shot!"
"Madam, calm down and listen to me!"
"speak!"
"Everyone in our family is eating bran-thick vegetables. If you don't use the money you have, then your brain is frozen to tofu, so what is it?"
Chapter completed!