Tranquility

The sun was shining brightly at noon, and the sky was blue without a cloud.In a blink of an eye, the weather started to turn hot, and a few cicadas scattered on the trees were chirping from time to time. Farmers who had worked hard for several months could take a break and enjoy the most comfortable days of the year.

At this time, the atmosphere in the small courtyard of the Tang family was a bit condensed, and Carpenter Tang and Tang Yun were confronting each other.In addition to these two people, there were two brothers, Mrs. Tang, Niu Niu, and Tangmu Tangning, with their big bellies standing in the yard. There was also a fragrant and colorful cylinder in the middle - Zhang Ergou's family.

That's right, it belongs to Zhang Ergou's family. Brother Tang Yun deliberately chose this moment.They just want to mention this housework in front of this outsider from Zhang Ergou's family, which is going to school.

He has been thinking about this since he taught his second brother to hunt.After Tang Yun's birthday, the two began to go up the mountain to learn hunting.In his previous life, Tangning was very good at using a bow and crossbow. He had no problem shooting moving objects, but he didn't know how to find animals. Even if it was a small bird, he would be scared away as soon as he got close.On the contrary, Tang Yun didn't understand bows and crossbows, but he was familiar with the animals in the outer mountains, so he wouldn't be noticed no matter how close he got.So, the two learned from each other in this way, and both made great progress.

Tang Yun was very smart, and he quickly understood the two-point-one-line aiming method. In less than two months, he had learned a lot about Tangning's skills. Even though he couldn't hear the slightest movement of the animals, his eyes became more and more intense. The better, always spotting animals that are about the same color as their surroundings.

In this way, the prey Tang Yun brought home gradually changed from a small bird to a pheasant, and then occasionally small animals such as hares. Their family has hardly lost any meat in the past few months.However, the day after Tang Yun brought back the pheasant, Mrs. Tang returned to the kitchen with the excuse that she was ready to cook and Tang Mu was too busy in the field.Carpenter Tang was very moved, and the two of them had a groan, and the matter was settled like this. The three brothers had no way to refute, because other people did the same.

From then on, the prey brought back by Tang Yun was naturally disposed of by Mrs. Tang.At the beginning, when there were fewer prey, the family could not eat enough for themselves.Later, the prey gradually increased, and the family couldn't finish it. Mrs. Tang would entrust Zhang Ergou's family to sell it to the town. In fact, it was entrusted, but everyone knew what Zhang Ergou was doing. Ergou's family gave a little more money.She said this at the dinner table, saying that the weather turned hot and the prey couldn't be kept, so it's better to sell the savings to Brother Tang Mu to marry a wife. Carpenter Tang agreed with it very much and praised her for living a good life.

Originally, Tangning planned to talk to Carpenter Tang about going to school when her stepmother was not around.But after this incident, Tangning felt something was wrong, but he was not familiar with ancient customs, so he couldn't think of any good ideas, so he asked his second brother to discuss it.

Tang Yun listened to it, thought about it for a few days, and had a score in his mind, so he analyzed it with his brother: "First of all, you are only six years old, it is impossible to get that money, Shu Xiu's father gives his wife every year, books, etc. I also need to ask him when the time comes.”

Tang Ning nodded. He understands this point, that is to say, the financial power is in the hands of Carpenter Tang, and the money in Carpenter Tang's hands is not safe. If one day he gets dizzy from his wife's pillow, I handed over the money, and it was not silver, but jewelry.Mrs. Tang took the jewelry, turned her head and denied it, and said it was hers. Anyway, she was the only woman in the whole family, Niu Niu was not counted. Even if he said that it was left by his mother, there would be no evidence to prove it. He could only suffer from this embarrassing loss.

Tang Yun waited for his younger brother to figure it out, and continued: "Besides, we don't know exactly how much mother's jewelry is. Now you will ask father for it in private, and in the future, father will give it to Niuniu's mother in private. No one will care about these things." I don’t know, it won’t be others who say how much is how much. In fact, my mother’s jewelry was already there when she came to our house, and it can be regarded as my mother’s dowry. The house and the husband are not allowed to use it. It’s just that the dowries of the people in the village are carried in the door and dried. Everyone knows how much there is, and the husband’s family can’t do it if they want to. So it’s better for the mother’s jewelry to pass through the road. Even if it’s not in your own hands, no one else can take it away.”

Tangning understood, but then faced another difficulty: "Then how can we walk the clear road?"

Tang Yun was also a little distressed. It is said that the village chief or a respected old man should be invited to testify. Writing a contract is the most secure.But father will definitely not agree. If they do this, they are clearly guarding against their stepmother, and the little calculations made by the stepmother after entering the door are unknown to others. In the eyes of outsiders, they eat a lot and wear a lot. What a good stepmother, what they do can only make others feel that they don't know what's good and what's wrong, and they are very unfilial.

Tang Yun said to himself: "Is there any way to let everyone in the village know about mother's dowry?"

As soon as the words fell, the two looked at each other and said in unison: "Second aunt."

Zhang Ergou's family has opened up the mouth and ears by nature, and he can spit out when he turns his face when he hears anything, and he doesn't keep a bit of it, maybe he can add fuel to it.Besides, she doesn't care how much friendship she has when she talks about people. Zhang Dechun's family is her family's big backer, and she dares to say it in private, let alone Mrs. Tang's love affair with her.

Immediately, Tang Yun frowned again: "But this way, I still don't know how much mother's jewelry is, unless daddy tells us himself."

After hearing this, Tang Ning added in her mind that there is another way, that is, he asks how much it is in front of others and asks dad to take it out, but that will only anger dad and push him further and further away.Tangning didn't want to do this in her heart.So he had no choice but to comfort his second brother: "It would be great if we can let others know that I use my mother's money to go to school."

Tang Yun thought about it again, yes, he said it in front of Zhang Ergou's family, and actually told the villagers that the money for his brother's study was given by his own mother, and it was useless to his father, let alone Taking half of the stepmother is cheap.In this way, if the stepmother oppresses others with filial piety in the future, the younger brother can be more calm.It's a pity that it can't be solved completely after all, and the money is still in my hands to rest assured. What if my father can't afford the money in the middle of reading, it seems that everything needs money.

Anyway, on this day, Tang Yun watched Sun Ergou's family come out of the kitchen with the prey after chatting with Mrs. Tang. I left a lot of jewelry for him to read and so on.When he said this, Tang Ning, who was standing opposite Mrs. Tang, seemed to see Zhang Ergou's squinting eyes flashing for a moment from the corner of her eyes, and she was secretly happy when she heard a loud shout: "Tang Yun, what are you talking about?" Woolen cloth?"

Several people looked sideways at the same time, and saw Carpenter Tang standing at the gate of the courtyard with Tang Mu, staring at Tang Yun with a livid face.Tang Yun panicked for a moment, and quickly forced himself to calm down and think about what to do now.Suddenly he had an enlightened thought that the current situation couldn't be better.Zhang Ergouzi's family may not believe what he said as a nine-year-old child, but seeing his father's behavior at the moment, doesn't it just prove that what he said is true?The more excited Dad is, the more it shows the authenticity of the matter.

Thinking of this, Tang Yun decided to irritate his father even more. He turned his head and looked excited as if he was distrusted by his father: "Father, I didn't talk nonsense, what I said was true. Small, but I remember clearly what she explained, and the eldest brother is also there, if you don’t believe me, you can ask the eldest brother."

Talking and glaring at Tang Mu, Tang Mu was honest and immediately nodded in agreement.

Now Carpenter Tang was so angry that he couldn't speak. Why is this son usually looking smart, but now he doesn't understand? How can he say this in front of outsiders, especially when Zhang Ergouzi's family heard it. Thinking that in a day's time, the whole village would know that Mao Erniang had a lot of jewelry, so he wanted to slap his son twice, but he almost slapped his son deaf last time, so he couldn't do it.So the above picture of father and son confrontation appeared.

At this time, the most suitable person to smooth things out came out.Mrs. Tang enthusiastically persuaded Zhang Ergou's family to go away, who was interested in watching, and turned her head and said to the father and son tenderly: "Look, there is no overnight feud between father and son. Standing under the sun, you can get panicked." , everyone should go back to the house to sit and have a rest, what can we talk about.” After more than half a year of hard work, Mrs. Tang has left a gentle and graceful place with Carpenter Tang. It was the impression of a good wife and stepmother, plus she was pregnant with a child, Carpenter Tang didn't want to give her face, so he had to snort and enter the main room.

After entering the house, Mrs. Tang acted like a loving mother pleading for her son, and persuaded Carpenter Tang: "Actually, this matter is not a big deal. At most, it is just a few days of gossip from the villagers. Whose family has not been talked about?" What about gossip? Besides, the cat will go to school in the future, and it may not be hidden."

Carpenter Tang thought about it, and he felt ashamed of his son, so he didn't pursue the matter.

This thing passed so peacefully.But Tangning was a little reconciled. He didn't see those jewelry, and he didn't know what to do. Going to school was the most important step in his plan, and he couldn't afford to miss it. He regretted that he didn't take the opportunity to ask his mother to see other things left by his mother when he picked up the bracelet last year. , At that time, he was completely affected by his father's emotions, and he didn't expect this at all.

After tossing and turning all night, Tang Ning decided to go all out and ask Carpenter Tang to take a look. She knew in her heart that even if they were robbed in the future, he would be able to snatch her back.

The next day, Carpenter Tang happened to be at home.Tangning first told Niu Niu that she saw Zhang Ergou's twins give him a kind of peach blossom dessert a few days ago, it was very delicious.Niu Niu had always had a domineering temperament of wanting to get whatever she wanted, and she couldn't see what others had that she didn't have, especially Tangning.Besides, she was worried that her mother would not want her if she had a younger brother, so she tried her best to ask Mrs. Tang for peach blossom snacks, as if to make sure that Mrs. Tang still loved her in this way.Mrs. Tang was so quarreled that she had no choice but to take her to Zhang Ergou's house to visit.

Tang Ning took the opportunity to cling to Carpenter Tang, expecting Ai Ai to inquire about her mother's jewelry. In fact, Tang Ning did this after careful consideration. Carpenter Tang couldn't even see his wife's clumsy means of making money, so he might not be able to see that he, a child, wanted to see his mother's relics. The meaning behind it.He would only think that it was a child who was a little curious and admiring after hearing that his biological mother had left something for him. This is also human nature.

Sure enough, Carpenter Tang had no doubts. He brought Tangning to the east room and took out a box with a lock from the cabinet. He opened the box and pushed it in front of Tangning.Tang Ning stretched out her hand excitedly to open it. The jewelry inside was not as much as expected, nor big. A pair of gold earrings inlaid with rubies. The gemstones were not big, but the color was deep red and pure; An ordinary unengraved solid gold ring; and some scattered silver nudes.

Tangning took out all of them and looked at them carefully. After seeing these jewelry, the first thing he thought about was not how much they were worth, but the sudden yearning for the mother whom he had never met. He thought of these jewelry I once wore them on my mother, imagining what my mother would look like wearing them, I feel a sense of right and wrong.

After reading her mother's belongings, Tangning sat upright, looked into Carpenter Tang's eyes seriously, and said, "Daddy, I want to go study."