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Chapter 62 Two Bedrooms and Three Bedrooms Separated

It was night, in the cramped room Ding rented, the husband and wife had just put away the clouds and rain on the bed, and saw Ding lying on top of the third uncle, with mournful eyes, dripping tears.

The third uncle was just when he was satisfied, and when he saw her crying, he had to ask him warmly.

Ding sobbed a few times, and said in a soft voice, "I'm worrying about our future! The fields in the village were also sold, and the whole family came to the capital with them. It’s the result, the money I brought now is too much to spend. The meaning of looking at the second room is that I want to stay and not leave. The exam, the first class is three years. During these three years, how do we live? Are we going to let them spend all the money and let us go to the streets to beg? Besides, the two daughters are also grown up, and they are going to get married in a year or two, but they haven’t even saved up a dowry. Tell them to clean up their private houses too." After speaking, he even started to cry.

The third uncle himself still blamed her for talking back to his mother. Now that she heard her words of deep affection, the anger in his heart had already dissipated, and he himself had a slight complaint about subsidizing Erlang all the time. Now that he is provoked like this, he will The finger pointed at Erlang, he gritted his teeth, and couldn't help cursing a few words, "That little bastard, who is usually proud and arrogant, who would have thought that his head is full of idiots, and the books these years have been read for nothing in the dog's stomach .”

Ding jumped up and put his hands on the other's shoulders softly, "Now you say that he is useless, so we should think about what we will do in the future?"

The third uncle is not stupid, he heard the meaning of her words, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "What do you want?"

Ding put her mouth on the third uncle's chin, pecked lightly twice, and slowly slipped her hands down to touch him. She was somewhat guilty of what she said next, and couldn't help but behave well. After a while, she said softly, "Dafang and his family can be separated, so let's do it too."

Third Uncle's body tensed suddenly, his face sullen and he didn't speak.

Seeing that he didn't lose his temper immediately, Ding knew that there was something to be done about it, and worked even harder with his hands, and pressed his waist up, "You see, since we came to the capital, even our daughters have worked hard to do embroidery work for money. Go out to find a job, and then look at their second wife? Really think that my son is going to be an official and lord, and don’t do anything, do we still have to support their family?"

The third uncle was provoked into anger, his face was livid, and he gritted his teeth twice.

Mrs. Ding persisted and said: "Furthermore, the money spent at home is one penny less. If we don't take the opportunity to make plans in advance, we will have to leave the house in the future. I am afraid that there will be no place to hide from the rain. If it is divided now , with your monthly salary, plus our mother's three handicraft subsidies, I'm not afraid that my life will be worse than now, and then I will choose a rich and good family for my two daughters, and it will be complete."

The third uncle was teased by her, hugged his head, and said frivolously: "You are wrong, if there is another son, then it will be truly consummated."

Ding's cheeks were flushed, she scolded "improper", and then said: "You and I are still young, and it's not like I can't have a son. By then our daughter will have a good life and the family will be rich. Let's send our son to the academy to study. Isn't a son closer than a nephew? When our son becomes the number one scholar in the future, you will be the number one father? Didn't you just come to the capital? When I heard that the housing price is expensive, I wish we could leave, so they Living in the capital, I think, even if Erlang really goes to high school in the future, I'm afraid he will be kicked away by us."

The third uncle was moved by her words, and he had already fantasized in his mind. Thinking of the future scene, his whole body was full of strength, and he moved harder and harder.

Ding couldn't help moaning, but she still didn't forget her original intention, and said intermittently: "How is it?"

Panting heavily, the third uncle replied: "It's up to you, I'll go tell my mother tomorrow... It's just that we separated, it's not that we haven't seen each other..."

"Don't tell me tomorrow, this incident just ended today, and you propose to separate the family the next day. Mother will definitely guess that I provoked it, so you can live with it first..."

"En." The third uncle was in high spirits, he didn't care about other things, he agreed indiscriminately, and turned over and stepped up.

When Ding heard the words, he put his heart back in his stomach, felt refreshed, and agreed with all his strength.

In the next few days, the Bai family maintained an unnatural calm, and the Xu family knew it was wrong, put away the domineering things in the past, and scrambled to cook and do laundry. Erlang was hit hard this time. Run outside.

On this day, it was dark, and Erlang hadn't come back yet. The whole family was in a hurry. The second uncle and the third uncle went out to look for it twice, and when they were about to look for the third time, they saw two people carrying a person to this place. As he walked, he took a closer look. The person being carried in the middle was not Erlang, who else?

Seeing her son being knocked down, Mrs. Xu rushed over and cried, "Erlang, what's wrong with you?"

Grandma Bai was also trembling with fright and nearly fell down.

When everyone leaned over, they found that Erlang smelled of alcohol all over his body, and he fell asleep in a daze, but he seemed to be fine.

"This little official drank in our restaurant, and he drank like this. Fortunately, he was still a little sober before and recognized the family, so we carried him back."

Xu's voice stopped abruptly, and she stopped howling. She stood awkwardly, and was about to cross her hands to say thank you, when she saw the other party shake her hand, "But the little official owes us three taels of silver for wine, and I hope you will pay me back." The money is settled."

For a moment, the whole family's face was ashen, and Ding's eyes were fiercely looking at the delirious man, wishing to burn holes in his body.

Grandma Bai yelled, "You're bullying my grandson, and now he's in a daze. How can you ask for three taels of silver for a drink?"

There was sarcasm in the eyes of the two people, the smiles gradually faded, and they showed a ferocious expression, "I didn't even ask him what kind of wine he wanted? How many dishes did he order? Look at his whiteness, unexpectedly he has dozens of papers on his body, come here Did we eat the Overlord's meal in Qinse Building?"

The faces of the second uncle and Mrs. Xu were hot, and Grandma Bai wanted to distinguish a few more words, but the other party was very forceful, and looked like she would not let it go without giving money, so she had to go back to the house without saying a word, took three taels of silver, and sent it to the house. out.

The two of them took the money, put on harmless smiles, turned their faces away, and walked away at a leisurely pace, only to hear intermittent voices coming along with the wind, "That person looks like he failed the exam, heh , we can see a lot, we came here in a gentle manner, didn't we become drunk and dead dogs in the end?"

"That is, at this time, students from all over the country poured into the capital, but how many of them really passed the exam? Anyone can be an official. I have seen those who hang their necks and throw themselves into rivers after failing. "

Everyone's complexions were not very good, and they stood stiffly at the door. During this commotion, many people around came out to watch the commotion, and pointed at them.

Grandma Bai stomped her feet and wiped away her tears, "Sin, why don't you carry him into the house?"

The second uncle came to his senses and quickly picked up his son. Mrs. Xu followed beside him nervously, groping for her drooping hand, and murmured softly, "Erlang, why are you drinking like this? Don't they drug you again? "

Ding Shi and the third uncle followed behind, the former pulled the latter's clothes hem without a trace, the third uncle understood, and nodded almost invisibly.

He carried Erlang into the house, changed his clothes, boiled water to wipe his face, made tea to sober up, all this was going on, Ding and his daughters watched him coldly, without even moving a finger, if in the past, Grandma Bai or Mrs. Xu had to say a few words, but they would know they were wrong and didn't say anything.

After everything is packed, it's getting late, Grandma Bai waved her hand, "Go back to sleep."

The third uncle saw that his mother was thinking of exposing the matter and not mentioning it, he couldn't help but feel displeased, gritted his teeth, and said: "Mother, this matter can't be settled like this, we have to talk about it."

Xu raised his heart, and stood aside in a low position.

"What can I say?" Grandma Bai looked at her younger son and sighed, "Erlang is depressed, so please forgive him, and I will tell him soon."

"Mother, this three taels of silver is not a small amount. It is almost as much as our one-month rent, but he was told to eat it for a meal. He is now depressed and the three taels of silver are gone. If he is depressed again tomorrow, he can't say no." It’s good to eat another three taels of silver.”

Mrs. Xu hurriedly said: "No, no, just this time, let me scold him so that he won't drink a drop of wine."

Thinking of Xu's usual appearance of being the only one who obeys Erlang, she doesn't believe anyone.

The third uncle ignored him, and said again: "The land at home is also sold, and now only a few dozen taels of silver are left to spend. Erlang still has to live in the capital and wait for the exam in three years. I don't think this money may be enough. Do you want to wait for the money to run out before the whole family drinks northwest wind?"

Every time Grandma Bai heard someone mention "sell out the land", she felt as if a big stone was blocked in her heart. Fortunately, it was her youngest son who spoke the most this time, so she swallowed the curse words back.

"Mother, do the math, the house we rent costs four pennies a month, and fifty pennies a year, not counting as a family of old snacks and Lazarus. If Erlang continues like this, the money we have left will cost even one penny." It won't last a year."

Grandma Bai said heavily, "What do you want?"

The third uncle's next words were blocked, he paused, and said, "Separate."

Those two words were like thunder that fell from the sky, knocking Grandma Bai unconscious, and Mrs. Xu also swayed after hearing it.

The third uncle didn't want to make a fuss, so he tried to persuade: "Mother, it's not a problem for us to go on like this. You know that the capital is full of gold. I want to ask you to give me half of the money. I want to do some small business, not to say I don’t care about the second room from now on, they are in trouble, I have money in hand, so I can help, if you miss your grandson, go visit them.”

At first, Mrs. Xu thought that the third room was going to be split up, but now she heard that she wanted to split up the second room. As we all know, money is in the hands of the old man, and whoever lives with the old man can take advantage of it. The flesh on his face trembled, and he stepped forward and said, "Third Uncle, what you are talking about is one family, why are you talking about family separation? Erlang is wrong this time, I am a mother, and I will apologize to you on his behalf." After finishing speaking, I crossed my hands and bowed.

The third uncle didn't follow her way at all, turned his body and avoided, "Second sister-in-law, I'm also doing it for the good of this family, do I want to wait to sit and eat?"

Mrs. Xu squeezed out an unnatural expression, and looked at Ding instead, "Sister and brother, please persuade your man not to make him angry. This old man is still alive and he is breaking up the family. His reputation is not good if he spreads it."

How could Ding not hear the other party's insinuations, she shrank back timidly, and kicked the ball away again, "How can I, a woman, get in the way of men's affairs? I'll just do what Sanshi says." , besides, when the big house was split up, didn't you agree with it, the second sister-in-law?"

Xu was so angry that she gritted her teeth secretly, but she panicked in her heart, "If the third uncle wants to do business, there is no need to separate the family, right?"

Grandma Bai knew in her heart that the temper of the third child was different from that of the dead eldest and second child, but she had her own ideas. She was afraid that the family would fall apart in the end, so she hurriedly agreed, "Yes, third child, if you want to do business , Mother will just give you the money, don't mention the separation!"

The third uncle wanted to say a few words, but after thinking about it, he stopped talking, paused, and said, "Okay, mother, give me 50 taels of silver."

Mrs. Xu immediately cried out, and asked without thinking, "Third Uncle, what big business are you doing? 50 taels per mouth?"

Grandma Bai also looked over, and the third uncle explained: "I see that the capital even spends money to buy water for food, so I want to go outside the city to transport water and sell it."

When everyone heard this, they all felt that this idea was very good, their eyes sparkled, and Xu couldn't help but mutter, "Shouldn't we just sell water? It won't cost 50 taels, right?"

"If I sell water by myself, I can't make much money a day. If I want to do something big, hire a few people, and buy a few cars." The third uncle has already outlined in his mind the idea of ​​taking money from a store. scene.

Grandma Bai was moved, and she also favored him, so she agreed. The next day, she opened the box and got 50 taels for him. Mrs. Xu looked at the wasted money, as if cutting her flesh, Erlang After learning about it, he was too gloomy to say a word.

It's just that what everyone didn't expect was that the third uncle moved away within a few days after receiving the money. Although he moved not far away, only a few houses away, he was still so angry that Mrs. Xu almost couldn't bear it. Grandma Bai I was so depressed that I didn't speak for a few days, but finally I acquiesced when I got close.

On the first day of next month, the second room changed to a smaller house, and it was still on this street. Grandma Bai ran back and forth all day long.