Qing Dynasty: After Kangxi Kowloon heard my voice

Chapter 383: Eat Melons Everywhere

"Hello, Young Master Tang Jiu," the two men looked a little overwhelmed. Shi Datou took the lead in shouting, followed by Shi Ertou.

Wen Yao looked over there and saw four younger teenagers, one of whom was about eight or nine years old and was the grandson of Old Man Shi and Shi Wang.

Shi Datou and Shi Ertou are a bit similar, but Shi Datou is straight and Shi Ertou can talk a little. Shi Ertou is a bit too honest. Shi Datou's wife is Shi Tan, and they have two sons. Now Datou, who is nineteen, and Erhu, who is seventeen, are both married. Shi Ertou's wife is Shi Wu, and they have two sons, Sanhu, who is seventeen years old, and Situ, who is ten years old. Sanhu just got married this year.

"Grandma, do you and Grandpa Shi still work in the fields now?" Wen Yao looked at the two elderly people and asked the question that was in her mind. After all, the two elderly people were very old.

At this age, people are considered very long-lived!

"My old man and I came here today to take a look. Didn't it rain yesterday? We plan to look at the fields and then go to the tree to look for mushrooms," said Old Lady Shi with a smile. "My grandson Xiao Si didn't go to school today, so it's a good opportunity for him to follow me and my old man."

"Is the school closed?" Yinzhen asked from the side, looking at Sihu who was sitting there a little stiffly. Although he was young, he had big black eyes, and although he looked naive, there was a sense of cleverness in his eyes.

"Master Tang Jiu, the school is closed today, and I would like to help grandpa and grandma pick wild vegetables and mushrooms," Sihu sat up straight, a little embarrassed.

"We don't have much money at home, but I know how to do carpentry, so the adults tightened their belts so that these children can study for two years and learn to read. It's a coincidence that today is the day when all the children in the family are here. If you two don't mind, come to our house for dinner. It won't be too late to leave after it's cooler," Old Man Shi looked at Yinzhen enthusiastically and invited him.

"This is a big trouble for you. Will it disturb your work?" Yinzhen looked at Old Man Shi and replied with an apologetic look on his face.

"Of course not! We are here to share in the scholar's good fortune with you and your wife. We are not afraid of being laughed at by you. We also want you to touch my great-grandson's head. We want to bring good luck," Old Man Shi said their little thoughts without being annoying.

In fact, Yinzhen knew what they were thinking when he saw their enthusiasm, and not only that, he probably also wanted him to help guide the four tigers.

It is quite normal. It is rare to hear that a scholar like Yinzhen is not annoyed by such thoughts. This is the most normal thing!

It would be abnormal if you remained indifferent after hearing that he was a scholar!

It’s not that Yinzhen is narcissistic. At that time, having a scholar was a great honor to the family!

Wen Yao just smiled and didn't interrupt until Yinzhen agreed. Wen Yao was very excited to see Old Man Shi's family. She even stopped working in the fields and took them back to the village.

This village is called Dashi Village. There is basically only one family in the village, the Shi family. In addition, there are several other surnames, all of whom moved here later and have settled in Dashi Village for only a few generations.

Now everyone in the village is working in the fields, but we did see a group of them, gathered in groups of three or four, discussing something with their heads down. However, there are not many people in the village, and most of them are elderly people who are at home looking after their children.

"It's a horse! Wow!"

"Wow! That's a lot of horses!"

Wen Yao looked back and saw that there were only four horses in total. How could there be so many!

I saw a little fat boy running over, but he didn't dare to get close. He stared at the horse. But the horse seemed a little frightened and wanted to retreat!

"Oh, this..." Old Man Shi thought for a moment and slapped his thigh, "Big Fatty, move away first. You smell like big ash, and the horses are scared!"

Old Man Shi turned around and looked at Yinzhen and Wenyao. "Dapang is the son of a hunter in the village. His family has a wolf, not a wolfhound, but a real wolf. The wolf has a wife and children in the mountains, and is very kind to Dapang. Those horses must have smelled the scent of the wolf on Dapang!"

Yin'er's eyes were full of curiosity. He walked up to the aggrieved Fatty and asked, "Do you have a wolf at home?"

Da Pang looked at the horse that was afraid of itself, then looked at the fat and white Yinzhen in front of it, and blinked, "Yes, I have a wolf at home. Let me touch the horse, and I will show you my wolf, okay?"

Wen Yao couldn't help wanting to laugh. Horses are most afraid of the smell of wolves, but he had to keep silent. This was heartbreaking for Yinzhen, who loved horses!

"There's nothing good about touching the horse. Your wolf is the best. Can you take the wolf to hunt? You look so strong from eating so much. Does your family eat meat every day?" Yinzhen stood up and took Dapang's little hand and walked away. A few words made him slowly forget the idea of touching the horse.

Big Fatty was very proud, "I went hunting with you before, and I also hunted rabbits and pheasants, and also picked medicinal herbs, all of which can be used to buy silver. But my family doesn't eat meat every day, so the meat needs to be sold, and then we need to buy food."

Don’t underestimate Dapang because he is young. He is very knowledgeable. You can not eat meat but you must eat grains.

As they walked and talked, they arrived at Old Man Shi's house. Yinzhen and Wen Yao got to know the place in general. Old Man Shi's house was very crowded.

While enjoying the cool under the tree in the yard, Wen Yao discovered that there were actually some disagreements between the two daughters-in-law, but they would not talk about it in front of their parents-in-law.

There was also some coming and going among the three daughters-in-law. Each of them had four elderly parents above them, so it was impossible to treat them equally and there would always be various problems.

Look, Wen Yao was watching Old Man Shi and Sihu chatting with Yinzhen. Over there, the smile on Shi Datou’s wife, Shi Tan’s face was a little stiff. She poked Datou, raised her chin, and pinched his waist. Wen Yao didn’t hear what they said, but she could check with her pager!

[Tangtang, originally everyone in this family studied for two years. Sihu is slightly smarter, so Old Man Shi made him study for three years. He also asked him to have a chat with you, a scholar. The eldest daughter-in-law, Shi Tan, was not happy about it and wanted Shi Datou to bring Erhu to talk with you as well. However, Shi Datou did not listen to her. She did not do anything, but planned to have a quarrel with Old Man Shi and Old Lady Shi after we left! ]

Wen Yao has already started to watch the show. These grandchildren and great-grandchildren are living together, how could there be no friction!

At that time, there was corvee labor, so most of the time the parents did not separate the family.

But Wen Yao said, why not divide the family first but not the households? Then the corvée labor will still be performed by the same household, so only one person will have to go!

However, the elderly probably like to have many children and grandchildren, and are reluctant to split up the family!

[Shi Ertou's wife Shi Wu wants you to say that Sihu is smart, so that Sihu can study for a few more years. Even if he fails to pass the exam to become a student, he can learn more words and find a good job in the town.]

Yin'er's eyes flashed, and he was chatting with Old Man Shi. Seeing Old Man Shi bring up the topic of Sihu, Yin'er smiled and spoke...