Chapter 6 Lien's Dinner
Lian Shouyi and He wanted Lian Huaer to press his handprints on the loan note, and even the old man and Lian Shouren were surprised. "*Shou*Shi"
"Second brother, what do you mean? Huaer is a girl's house, how can she ask her to put her handprints? Dad is the head of the family." Lian Shouren said hurriedly.
"Brother, everything has a chance. Huaer says nicely, but if you can't get the money to pay off your debts, you have to use the house and land at home. Your nephews have to rely on these to get a meal to get married." Lian Shouyi said with a smile, "Besides, this money is not used by Huaer, it is natural for her to sign the loan note."
"Brother, we know that you feel sorry for your daughter, but Huaer is the young grandmother of the Sun family soon, so it is not easy for us poor people to take debts for her." He said.
Lao Jin heard some tricks, "Is this money the eldest girl from the scholar's father's family want to borrow?"
"no."
Gu and Lian Huaer were outside the door and heard this and hurried in.
If Lian Shouyi continues, the matter of Lian Huaer breaking the jade pendant will be exposed. When the time comes, Lian Huaer will not be able to marry.
"His second uncle, what do we have to discuss later, our family will discuss it later." Gu smiled at Lian Shouyi, "Besides, I have decided just now, what else do you have to worry about?"
Lian Shouyi only laughed, "Sister-in-law, you have no limits. At that time, you will be the official, and the young grandmother will be the young grandmother. Only this family will bear the debts to you. That would be so unfair. Third brother and fourth brother, do you think so?"
That's right, Lian Man'er nodded secretly. For their sake, Lian Shouren and his wife had the idea to sell her, and there was nothing they could do.
"Uncle Second, what do you want?" Lian Huaer gritted her teeth.
"Huaer, you said you would pay back the money, so are you still afraid of putting your handprints on the loan note?" Lian Shouyi said.
"Otherwise, let's discuss this matter again." Lian Shouxin said.
"Okay." Gu and Lian Huaer nodded quickly. They didn't want Lian Shouyi to tell the matter out in front of Lao Jin.
"Oh, scholar, you said it correctly. I urged me to write the loan notes over, and now I have to discuss it again. It's not that I'm talking big, but those who borrow money from me Lao Jin are lined up, with 500 taels of silver, and the daily interest rate is a lot. If scholar's husband doesn't want to borrow, he shouldn't block my financial path." Lao Jin was a little unhappy.
"My family must have borrowed this money, so I will keep it for millions." Lian Shouren said hurriedly.
"You can only stay for one night, and the profit will start from today." Lao Jin said.
Lian Shouren sent Lao Jin away, and even the people from the family sat down again.
"Everyone has agreed, why, second brother, do you still take your parents seriously?" Lian Shouren took the airs of his elder brother and taught Lian Shouyi a lesson.
"Brother, we brothers have been doing this for so many years, and this matter is untrue." Lian Shouyi said. He had just discussed with He and thought that he had to borrow money in the name of Lian Huaer to insure.
"How can you do this, second brother!" Lian Shouren asked Mr. Lian for help, "Dad, you say something."
"Last and fourth brother, what do you two have any opinions?" asked Mr. Lian.
Lian Shouxin and Lian Shouli looked at each other.
"We all listen to dad."
Old Master Lian sighed.
"In recent years, for your elder brother to go to school, the family has indeed spent a lot of money to make your life tighter and tighter. I feel uncomfortable. If your elder brother chooses an official position this time, our family will be successful. A few young boys can study and have a good wife, and I will ask your elder brother to take care of you more."
"Dad, I understand your thoughts. Brother is the ability of my elder brother to choose an official. I just want to be a farmer and live a down-to-earth life." Lian Shouxin said, "I have helped you all the people who can help my elder brother. This time Man'er..."
Speaking of Lian Man'er, Lian Shuixin could no longer talk, and he lowered his head.
Didn’t she cry? Lian Man’er was thinking about Lian Shuxin’s words and felt a little complicated.
"My fourth brother and I have the same meaning." Lian Shouyi said.
"The flowers will definitely pay back the money. But the flowers cannot press their handprints on the loan notes, and they will spread them, so what do people think?" Gu also sobbed.
"Shuren, what do you say?"
"Are you not allowed Huaer to put his handprints? Dad, are you the head of the family, or are you here?" Lian Shouren said.
Is this man still a little bit of burden? Lian Man'er felt that she couldn't help but jump up and curse. She turned her head and saw Mr. Lian'er's face full of gloom. She turned her head and saw a cold light flashing in Lian Hua'er's eyes.
Even Huaer looked at the people in the house coldly. She could see that they were unwilling to bear the debt for her, even if it was just for the time being. Even the old man was moved by them and felt distressed. He was afraid that he would pay the house and dozens of acres of land. No one in the house would consider her. Even her parents were willing to work so hard because Sun Lang promised to be in charge of the prison.
No matter what price it costs, it is better to let the Lian family lose all their money, or to do something like Lian Man'er again, no one can stop her from marrying into the Sun family.
Now you have such a look on me. Only when I marry into the Sun family will you realize how powerful I am.
Lian Huaer made up her mind, wiped the corners of her eyes, and then spoke with a crying voice.
"I am willing to write a document..." said Huaer, "But no one can mention the matter of the jade pendant anymore. If outsiders know that my marriage is gone, the debt will not be paid, and the whole family will suffer losses by then."
Lian Man'er clearly saw Lian Hua'er's harsh eyes. In a blink of an eye, she looked weak and tolerant. She secretly woke up in her heart that this girl was very scheming.
Lian Shouren and Gu exchanged a glance. Lian Shouyi and He both looked at him the most and refused to suffer any loss. If they insisted on letting Mr. Lian bet and Lian Shouyi really made a fuss, then all their efforts would be wasted.
"Hua'er is willing to do this, so let's do it." Lian Shouren said.
Everyone agreed to ask Lao Jin to sign the loan note tomorrow morning and exchange it for the silver.
"It's getting late, let's have a meal." Mr. Lian said.
"Mom, the food is ready, what dish to eat?" Zhang asked the old lady Zhou.
"What's the matter at home? I'll ask me about this?" Zhou said angrily.
Zhang had no choice but to walk out embarrassedly.
Even Man'er followed him out, and the front and back doors of the outer room were wide open. Zhang and Lian Zhi'er were wearing an apron and serving rice and wok from the big iron pot.
"Man'er, go to rest in the house." Zhang saw Lian Man'er coming out and hurriedly said, "Otherwise, let Xiaoqi take you outside for a walk. Don't go far, you'll have dinner later."
"Oh." Lian Man'er nodded.
There are five main rooms in Lian’s house, two rooms from east to west, and the outer room in the middle is the kitchen. There are two large stoves and two small stoves on the left and right. There is also a partition in the middle. There are cupboards, cooking trunks, and some debris on the north side of the partition, which is equivalent to the kitchen operating room.
Going out from the back of this outer room is Lian’s backyard. The backyard is very large and it is made of a vegetable garden. It is now late summer and early autumn. The garden is full of leeks, cabbage, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, etc., all growing very pleasantly. A breeze blows over, bringing a little bit of the fragrance of soil and green leaves.
Lian Man'er took a few deep breaths. If she couldn't go back, there would be at least no air pollution here and the food was green and healthy.
After looking at the backyard, Lian Man'er returned to the front yard.
The front yard is about the same size as the back yard, and there are three rooms in the east and west wing rooms. From the wing room to the main entrance, it has also been opened into a vegetable garden. The Lian family's house is a very peaceful farmhouse yard. When Mr. Lian bought it, he spent 150 taels of silver.
Lian Wulang brought a bundle of firewood to the room and sent it to him, and Lian Man'er followed him back.
"The fourth wife." Zhou was standing in the outer room, directing Zhang to do this and that.
"Fry the lentils in this basket." Zhou said.
Just now, Zhang went to ask her what dish she cooked, but she scolded her. Why did she come out to command after a while?
"Cut the fine shreds and don't fry it up." Lian Xiu'er followed Zhou and said, "Don't put on chopped green onions, don't eat flowers. Add more sesame oil, the flowers like to eat."
"Oh." Zhang agreed happily
"What are you doing here? You're smelling smoke." Zhou blamed his daughter.
"Mom, I'm going to talk to Huaer." Lian Xiu'er smiled and walked into the west room in a few steps.
"Why wash so many potatoes?" Zhou looked at the large pot of potatoes in front of Lian Zhier and scolded, "Take half of them out and let your mother wash them by herself. Go pick twenty eggplants and eat stewed eggplant tonight."
Zhang hurriedly put potatoes out of the pot, even the Zhier stood up, wiped his hand on the apron, and took the basket to pick eggplant in the back garden.
"Cut these potatoes into shreds, wash a few more chili and stir-fry them." Zhou further instructed.
"Oh." Zhou quickly agreed again, put the washed potatoes on the cutting board and cut them into shreds.
"Man'er, why are you standing there? Come and burn the fire." Zhou immediately ordered when he saw Lian Man'er.
"Ah? Oh..."
"Man'er hasn't recovered yet, I'll burn the fire." Lian Wuro sat next to the big stove and wanted to burn the fire.
"Wulang, do whatever you should do. This is not the work you should do. Let Man'er burn the fire." Zhou said.
"Milk, I'll do it." Lian Zhier came in with a basket of eggplants. When she heard Zhou's words, she hurriedly said.
"Mom, Man'er just woke up. We are busy with this job. Let her do it when she gets better." Zhang asked Zhou.
"The children have spoiled you." Zhou glanced at Zhang, but stopped letting Lian Man'er work. He walked back to the back, took out a piece of pork belly from the cupboard, cut it half on the vegetable steak, and then cut it into slices, and then put the half back.
At this time, Zhao took Lian Ye'er in and lit the fire from another big stove.
The two large iron pots on the stove had been heated. Zhou poured oil into the pot and put the cut meat into the pot. The stir-frying smelled. Lianzhier brought it to wash and cut eggplant. Zhou poured the eggplant into the pot and stir-fryed for a while. Lianzhier brought water. Zhou put salt in the pot and covered the lid.
"Look at the fire." Zhou ordered Zhao, straightened his waist, and saw Zhang pouring oil into the pot, "That oil is expensive, and you can resist pouring it like that!"
Zhou came over and took the oil bowl from Zhang's hand, poured it into the pot by himself.
Zhang brought the cut peppers and shredded potatoes over and poured them into the pot.
Chapter completed!