Fisherman

After the beginning of spring, the weather began to warm up, and the flowers planted by the servants in the courtyard were all blooming. At noon, Brother Zhou would go for a walk in the courtyard. In fact, he didn’t love flowers much. Girl, but looking at the beautiful scenery, I feel much better no matter what.

After the first month passed, Zhao Qian went to work on business. The restaurant was expanding and adding new dishes. It was quite busy for a while. Brother Zhou knew that the child's month was getting older. Although he was in good physical condition, he She is pregnant with his and Brother Zhao's first child, and when she sleeps at night, Zhao Qian will often touch his belly. He knows that Brother Zhao attaches great importance to children as much as he does, so he can't bear to be idle. Honestly stay at home.

At this moment, he was sitting on a rattan chair in the yard, looking at the bees in the flowers in a daze.

"Fu Lang, a woman came outside and said she was looking for you." The servant girl Xiao He walked in quickly, interrupting his thoughts.

Brother Zhou didn't know many people, and this time he said he came here specially to find him, so he knew who it was without even thinking about it.

"You lead her in."

"Yes."

Not long after Xiao He went out, he heard a familiar laughing voice coming into his ears.

"Oh! My belly is so big!" Zhou Wang followed behind Xiaohe, and it was the first time he entered such a grand mansion. He turned here and there along the way, and he saw his brother whom he hadn't seen for several months. .

"Xiao He, go down first." Brother Zhou turned away from everyone, then looked at Zhou Wang who was still looking around, "Why are you here?"

"I heard Hu San'er say that you are pregnant, and I haven't seen you for a long time. My mother and family are all thinking about it. Why don't you come and see you!" After speaking, Zhou Wang began to talk about other things: "Oh, look at this house can still grow flowers and trees! The houses in our village can only go around in front of and behind the stove."

Brother Zhou silently looked at the people running around in the garden, and sighed from time to time: "Zhao Qian is really capable."

"Brother, you are marrying the best one within hundreds of miles of us!"

Brother Zhou patiently waited for her to turn around enough, and waited for the person to sit down on the stool opposite him before continuing to ask: "Tell me, what are you here for?"

Zhou Wang stared at a bowl of white fungus soup and two plates of pastries on the small wooden table, and swallowed unabashedly.

"Eat." Brother Zhou pushed the food in front of her.

She happily grabbed two pieces and stuffed them into her mouth, fearing she would choke, she ate them with tremella soup. She was not greedy and didn't eat too much, so she grabbed a few pieces and wrapped them in a handkerchief with a smile: "Your elder brother and younger sister are still alive." I have never eaten these strange things, I will take some back with them."

After the things were packed, she looked at Brother Zhou with a calm face, and seemed a little surprised: "Brother, your temper has improved a lot."

Brother Zhou didn't respond to her words, raised his eyes to glance at her and then looked away.

Zhou Wang felt that her son, whom she had not seen for a long time, was a lot stranger, and she, who had always been thick-skinned, rarely felt a little uncomfortable, so she didn't want to stay for a long time, and directly explained the reason for coming: "Your elder brother has taken a fancy to a girl. At the beginning of the year, the matchmaker went As I said, as long as the family is willing to pay eight taels of silver, the person will agree to marry me."

"That's pretty good, big brother should talk about marriage." Brother Zhou understood Zhou Wang's meaning in his heart. To be honest, eight taels of silver really didn't sound like much to him now. Considering the current family situation, a day The expenses are more than this, but he has lived in the village for more than ten years, and he is not easily forgetful. No matter how much money the family has, it is Zhao Ge who has worked hard to earn it.

Zhou Wangshi was not sure about his attitude of not being angry but happy. If he was angry and scolded people directly, she could still say that he was unfilial, but now she said good things and didn't mean to give money, which made her anxious.

"Earlier, elder brother asked Brother Zhao to find him an errand in the salt land. Brother Zhao agreed. Although the days are a bit tiring, salt workers have a stable salary of three taels of silver every month, which is quite a lot. I used to work at home When I was fishing, I was lucky enough to have two taels of silver a month, and when I was unlucky, I only had a few hundred cash, and I had to be exposed to the wind and sun every day, so now I think the family should have some savings.” He slowly counted .

Zhou Wang's heart skipped a beat. This kid has learned to settle accounts after running a business with Zhao Qian, but she won't admit it: "The family has to pay expenses, isn't it? Your sister is going to get married soon."

"Then you still said that you have no money, and you don't want a large gift money when you get married?"

"you!"

Seeing that Mrs. Zhou's expression became more and more restless, and she was about to explode into cursing at any time, he said: "Mother, don't shout loudly here, when the servants in the house hear it and run in, it's not my joke. Brother Zhao's thugs at home will think you want to scare the child in my belly and drag you out, those people are very vicious, and they look more fierce than Brother Zhao."

He said with a blank face, Zhou Wang's voice really stopped, after all, she is still a woman in a small village, she has never seen the world, and she is a bully and fearful master.

Seeing her like a swan, Brother Zhou felt a little bored, and he asked, "Are you here to ask Big Brother for money?"

On the contrary, Zhou Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and finally heard the truth: "Your elder brother is the only male in the family, and the Zhou family's incense has to be continued by him, there is no way for mother."

Brother Zhou felt a little sour when he heard this. Although he was disheartened enough for his family since he was sold into the Zhao family, he was still the mother who gave birth to him, and his heart would always be a little soft when he said something nice, but the two of them It's been so long since I've seen each other. I came here from a long distance. When I was pregnant with a child, I just loved to think about it. If Mrs. Zhou Wang simply came to see him today, he would give her the same without her saying. Some money, but she said that she was the eldest brother, and she didn't put a word on him and the child, how could it not be sad.

"Mom, I won't let you in next time."

Zhou Wangshi was a little confused by his words, and before she could speak, Brother Zhou called Xiao He.

"Go and get two of the taller servants."

Xiao He understood what he said, and immediately called two thugs to come in. Zhou Wang looked at the people who came in and felt guilty, and she really was viciously anxious.

"Send her to the entrance of the market."

Zhou Wangshi was sitting and refused to move. Two thugs came and picked her up and walked out. Zhou Wangshi's legs were weak, and she exclaimed, "Zhou Shaoyu, I'm your mother! If you treat me like this, you will be thundered!" hack!"

"I treat you like a mother, but it's a pity you don't treat me like a son!" Brother Zhou said loudly.

Xiao He hurried over to help him, and hurriedly stroked his back: "Fu Lang, don't be angry, it would be bad if you disturb the child in your stomach."

Brother Zhou waved his hand: "It's okay, go and see if lunch is ready in the kitchen, Brother Zhao is probably coming back."

After Xiao He responded, she walked towards the kitchen.

Mrs. Zhang and Liu were escorted by two strong men along the way. People who didn't know thought it was a woman who had such a face, but in fact, she was too scared to walk, so she walked tremblingly to the entrance of the market and went up. After getting out of the bullock cart, the two men did not follow any longer and then took a deep breath.

After returning to the village, Zhou Duoyu happened to come home from work on the salt flat for dinner. Seeing Mrs. Zhang and Liu coming back in a bullock cart, her expression seemed to be in a daze. Go to the market?"

"That's right, I went to Brother Zhou's place. That kid is so heartless that he even asked someone to scare me!" Zhang Liu said without panting, only to realize later that he was carrying his son behind his back. of.

Zhou Duo said angrily: "Mother, what are you doing looking for Shaoyu! Did you ask him for money?"

He knew that Mrs. Zhou had such a temper. In the past, he didn't care about it, but since the rebuilding of the village, he was stared at for work, and gradually got used to the life of doing things. He poured water and waited. The last time Zhao Qian promised to arrange an errand for him was because he saw that he had improved.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Wang made such a fuss, and Zhao Qian couldn't help but get bored with their family.

"Mother, this is also for your own good! The girl from the Qin family is in good condition, she looks good, and she is not too old. She is willing to marry half of her because she is looking at Brother Zhou's husband's ability. Mother just wants to see Brother Zhou. Can you support me, then the marriage can be done decently."

"Our family already has enough dowry money, so we can hold a banquet if we squeeze a little bit." Zhou Duoyu lowered his voice and said, "Aren't you provoking Zhao Qian if you go to make Brother Zhou unhappy! Zhao Qian is not doing that right now He has money, but he has the government behind him! If we offend someone, our family will have to go to jail."

Zhou Wang's heart thumped again. Today, he was frightened several times, and now he has heart palpitations: "No, it won't be."

"The salt flat is supervised by the county magistrate. Since Zhao Qian can tell the people in charge to let me in, why is my mother so confused?"

"Then what should I do? When I went to Brother Zhou today, it seemed like a different person. He seemed to be out of breath. It's true. If you don't give me money, it's not enough to borrow it. As for blowing people out."

Zhou Duoyu understood his mother's disposition, how did his family know Zhou Ge'er clearly before: "What did Zhou Geer say?"

"He said that his mother would not be allowed into his mansion in the future."

Zhou Duoyu ignored her sarcasm, and instead said: "That's fine, don't disturb people's lives in the future, Shao Yu suffered a lot at home before, and finally found a good man, mother, don't bother me anymore." Going to make trouble, our family's life will gradually get better."

Mrs. Zhou Wang sighed, and after being persuaded by her precious son, she felt a little more at ease. After all, she was relieved. Brother Zhou was the water thrown by his married brother. Qian is no longer an ordinary man in the village. He is a rich man in the market. He has more money and more power. He used to be able to rely on Zhou Ge'er to climb high branches. Now Zhou Geer doesn't want to see her at all. She is alone. It is impossible for the old women in the village to curry favor with others.

"Sure, as long as you're stable, you'll be fine. After the third and fourth sisters get married, the family will be relaxed. Mother won't look for them anymore."