Chapter 177 Fetching water from a bamboo basket is in vain
Author: Yiyizhou
Chapter 177 Fetching water from a bamboo basket is in vain
How did the elders in the family comfort Xiao Zhonglu?
The exact words are almost as follows: "Anyway, it's only one day away. Your grandfather's grand party is equivalent to celebrating your birthday, so don't choose."
"We had a lot of meat and fish for two days in a row. How about eating something light on the third day? Anyway, when your grandfather held a grand event, you also celebrated with him."
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God, when your grandfather held a grand event, you also celebrated with him.
Did any of those who came to the General's Mansion to celebrate the old general's birthday prepare gifts for Xiao Zhonglu? Did they also congratulate Xiao Zhonglu on his birthday at the banquet?
The first two days were full of fish and meat, but on Xiao Zhonglu’s birthday, it was just vegetables and porridge. What did Xiao Zhonglu think?
No matter how sensible Xiao Zhonglu is, he is still a teenager and will still be in school in future generations.
Tang Zangyue searched his memory and found that even the original owner had the same concept. He felt that if he had done a great job in the first two days, there would be no need for extravagance and waste on the third day...
Now the old general has passed away early.
Big thing! Must be big thing!
When Xiao Zhonglu heard that his birthday was going to be a big event, he specifically came to Tang Zangyue. He hesitated outside the main room for a while before saying, "Grandma, my birthday doesn't need to be a big event."
Tang Zangyue glanced at his eyebrows and said, "Is it really not necessary to do anything serious?"
Xiao Zhonglu hesitated for a moment and nodded, "It's really not necessary. I'll give it to my two younger brothers..."
"There is nothing missing at home." Tang Zangyue waved her hands and said: "When your grandfather was here, you were indeed older than Brother Hao and Brother Ran, but in the eyes of grandmother, you are also a child. There is no reason to miss you.
On your grandfather's birthday, I still wronged you in front of your two younger brothers."
"Can……"
"But what? I'm really not aggrieved? Every year, the birthdays of my two younger brothers and your grandfather are very lively, but it's your turn to live a deserted day. Aren't you aggrieved?" Tang Zangyue sighed: "After all, it's been a year
You only have one birthday, why don't you feel aggrieved? Why do you have to hold it in? You have to pretend to be a little adult in front of your grandmother. Do you not believe that your grandmother can't support the Xiao family?"
"Grandma, that's not what I meant."
"Or...in the county, your grandmother got a beating, and your image of her in your heart collapsed? Can't you stand up anymore?"
"That's absolutely not the case!"
Otherwise, it can be said that grandma can manipulate people's hearts. Xiao Zhongli watched in amazement.
Tang Zangyue smiled slightly, "Then just wait for grandma to make a big deal for you! Sister Ling's birthday is the twelfth lunar month, which is suitable for eating mutton hot pot. You happen to be in March, let me see..."
What to eat?
Under the expectant eyes of several pairs of eyes, Tang Zangyue said: "Let's have barbecue."
Because there is less chili and cumin, you can grind other spices into powder, marinate the skewered meat, and just use a barbecue grill when grilling.
The barbecue grills are prepared in advance and there are several in total, so that children who come can eat enough at one time without any waiting period.
The meat needs to be skewered, as well as the vegetarian dishes. This is a huge project. Just the preparation process, Liu's restaurant was closed for a few days, and a sign was put up saying that it was to celebrate his brother's birthday, which made the people in the town envious.
Those who came to Liu's restaurant to take care of business also became envious after seeing the writing on the sign.
"The Xiao family is so kind to their children. They went out of business to take care of their children's birthdays."
"No, who's child has ever had such a big event? Even Luofu has never been so lively, right?"
"Who let the Xiao family have Doctor Tang who is the master of the family? He understands the righteousness and does not stick to trivial matters."
"Doctor Tang... He is a really kind man. He teaches medical skills to girls from the surrounding villages. He has never hidden his incompetence. I want my niece to learn from him. People say that the quota is full. If there are more people, I will not be able to find the time to teach."
But people say that next time we recruit girls, the first ones to be literate will be the ones who can read. Isn’t that right? My niece will be sent to a private school to study and learn to read. I don’t expect her to be able to read anything, as long as she can learn a few more words.
It will be great if Dr. Tang can select her next time he recruits students."
People in the border areas were poor, and it was common for women to show up in public, but generally speaking, women's status was still low. For example, in the past, only male children could read and read in private schools, and there had never been any reason for female children to go to school. Because of Tang Zangyue's words,
Come on, some people really send their baby girls to private schools, which breaks the traditional concept. Even if other people say something like "a girl who is going to get married in the future, what kind of books should she read?" will be criticized by people who can become doctors in the future.
Is Dr. Tang a woman? Yes, of course.
But they are also respected.
Why? Of course, he was exempted from medical fees, he also taught medical skills, and he was deeply loved by the people at the border.
Regardless of whether their daughter can get married or not, the skills she has learned throughout her life are hers. If she can practice medicine, she will benefit her parents-in-law's family!
Therefore, some far-sighted families certainly hope that their daughters can become literate so that they can be favored by Doctor Tang in the future.
The Xiao family is a kind family. Unless they really piss off the Xiao family, they will not keep a distance from you.
It was okay that the Chen family had to charge a consultation fee for medical treatment at Xiao's house because of Mrs. Chen. However, what Mrs. Qiu did caused the entire Qiu family to be listed as a non-resident household by the Xiao family.
The town does not refuse patients, but the medical fees are high...
The Qiu family was divided into several rooms, and Mrs. Qiu was scolded so much that her daughter-in-law blew the wind on her pillow at night, which made her sons unable to be active even when they went to the old house.
Mrs. Qiu was also very miserable during this period, oh no, it could be described as miserable.
She would choke when she drank water or choke on food. No one would talk to her when she went out. Everyone would stay away from her and look at her with strange eyes. Even children made up nursery rhymes to ridicule her.
She even smelled urine when she drank water.
At the beginning, she argued with her sons that someone in the village was targeting her and asked her sons to have sex and go to the village chief for comment. It was supposed to be a good deal that day, but the next day her sons changed their mind and made excuses not to come.
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The only daughter who got married still missed her. This time she went back to her parents' house to help her with the housework, so she couldn't help complaining: "Mom, you said that you sent food to your cousin for the sake of your eldest brother's only daughter.
Forget it, the second brother and the others turned a blind eye because Yufeng was her only apprentice. Maybe when they return from their studies in the future, our family can benefit from it. But look at you.
What are you doing, putting laxatives in innocent people's restaurants...
Yes, Dr. Tang was punished. You did not suffer any loss in the county government, and you also benefited at that time. What about after that? Yufeng’s only advantage is that she can learn things from following the midwife. Look at it now, in our village.
If a girl learns from Dr. Tang, her only advantage will be gone."
Mrs. Qiu regretted: "Originally, my daughter's qualifications were the best in the village, but when he heard that my surname was Qiu... Doctor Tang rejected her. If I had known that you and Yufeng were doing this, I would have fought so hard.
Even if I am destined to stop you, what kind of thing is this?"
What's this? Isn't it just trying to draw water from a bamboo basket but in vain? The Qiu family is the one who suffers the most.