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唐荷发现周南生有更多时间待在家里,待在新生<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">女儿身边。在她去给女儿煮米糊或者洗尿布<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">时候,他便负责照看和哄逗女儿。小人儿似乎能模糊分辨爹娘<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">模样,眼神会随着他们而移动。小人儿极爱笑，稍稍逗弄一下,就咧着无牙<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">嘴乐得慌。
唐荷与周南生初为人母初为人父，看着小女儿可爱，恨不得把她揉进心肝里,他们一致商定，给小人儿取小名叫做心爱。
徐氏被他们俩酸得牙倒。当初她见唐荷产下女娃儿，虽然不至于嫌弃，也凑趣说了“先女后男,凑一个好字”，但实际上,她心底不是不失望。更何况三儿近段时间来同幺儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不对付她看在眼里，她想不通为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">啥，几次问周南生“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一个做哥哥<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">同弟弟计较啥，两兄弟一起给自家铺子做活不是顶好么”，却见三儿神情奇异地望着自己，最后干脆一言不发，如今对铺子里更有一点撒手不理、只管哄逗女儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">意思，徐氏因为莫名<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">心虚和着急，劝了儿子不得，干脆迁怒到不晓人情<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">小孙女上了。“贱名好养活，这么小一团肉随便取个名，笨丫啥<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，偏偏叫个心爱！这个张扬劲儿一看就是娃她娘不晓事……”
周南生顿了顿，淡淡地道：“娃<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">小名是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">取<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">看着她心爱”
徐氏顿时讪讪地道：“那<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也不该……”
“娘，您可以决定怎么对待子女，同样<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">怎么对<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">闺女也由<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">自个做决定。”
此话一出，不但徐氏愣住，唐荷也吃惊地看着自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">丈夫。
徐氏回过味来，当即气得涨红了脸，“听听这是做儿子该跟娘说<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话吗？！”
周南生沉默，既不争辩也不赔罪，唐荷担心地轻碰他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">手肘，他干脆抱起被冷凝气氛惊得泫然欲泣<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">女儿走远，“心爱，爹爹带<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">出去玩。”
徐氏又气又怒，指着周南生背影<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">手指抖个不停，唐荷为怕丈夫他日为此刻后悔，只好收拾善后，“娘，南生只是心情不太好……”
“……”徐氏有心想冲她把火气发出来，又怕与儿子关系搞得更僵，踌躇之下一腔怒火慢慢转为颓唐，“儿女都是前世<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">讨债鬼，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">累了一辈子，临老了还要操心……前儿有难<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">时候，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们爹看着他们三兄弟有情有义相互扶持，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们还想着就是立时闭眼了也安心了，如今倒好，太平日子过上了，儿子倒为了鸡毛蒜皮<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">小事闹上了。”
唐荷看她絮絮叨叨抱怨不停，心思却在跑远。大概做爹娘<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">总难免对几个孩子中<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哪个有所偏爱，如果是在孩子年幼时候，这偏爱不过表现在给谁多吃一粒糖果，给谁多裁一件新衣裳，旁<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">被慢待<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">孩子因为被教育“爱护幼小”，于是无可奈何地学会退让和吃亏。可当他们长大，世界越来越宽广，各自对事物生出坚定<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">欲望，就再难以被父母约束着彼此妥协。因为就算是以亲情为名，也不能让人心甘情愿地放弃自己去成全旁人。
但对徐氏和周老爹而言，承认是自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">错，系因为太过宠爱幺儿而压迫了三儿子从而导致他终于爆发了不满，还是一件艰难<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事吧。
这一日晚饭时候，周南生<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">顶撞已经传到全家人耳里，因此众人神色便有些怪异，频频探看周南生<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">脸色，他却恍若未觉，埋头吃了几口饭，便推开碗筷离席，陪女儿玩去了。
饭后周北生就找了唐荷说话，“三嫂，三哥似乎情绪不太好，这几日<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">便是要与他谈经营买卖<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事情，他也不愿正经同<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">搭话。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不晓得他为何如此介意，都是自家<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">生意，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们兄弟齐心协力一同经营得越发红火岂不是更好……”
“还不够吗？”
被打断<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">周南生疑惑地问道：“啥？”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哥已经为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">妥协了，这样还不够吗？难道还非要他欢欢喜喜地表现出一副是心甘情愿牺牲<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">样子？”
周北生吃惊，“牺牲？三哥是如此想<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">？”
唐荷无奈地笑，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也不用一再强调<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不懂<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">三哥介意<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">是什么，反正<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">是知道他希望<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不要插手铺子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">。这样吧，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">这样兄弟情深，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">做嫂子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">求<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">为他牺牲，求<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">退出，成不成？”
其实唐荷心知肚明，以周家所处<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">阶层及其所拥有<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">社会关系，周家<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">兄弟们在出路上不会有太多<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">选择，周北生不读书，不教书，他当然只能回归自己家<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">生意，不然他去务农或给人打工吗？
所以她对周北生<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">回答根本没有期待。
果然周北生停顿了一会，道：“三嫂，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一定要这么咄咄逼人吗？”
“撇开诸多自<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">辩解<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不得不<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">理由，事实上就是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">没有为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哥做过一件他希望<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事情，相反一直是他在为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">牺牲。”唐荷摇摇头无奈地笑，她已经不想多谈下去，于是转身走了。
周北生站在原地，许久之后才走开。等他回了房，看到吕氏在收拾东西。她知道他进来，却头也不抬，招呼也不打一个。
周北生察觉出气氛<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不对劲，“咋<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">了？”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">回娘家一趟，”她仍然没有抬头与他对视，只是抖开自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一件衣服，折好了收进包裹里。“也许会住上一小段时间？”
“何事？”他不解地问道，“岳母难道不是怒气未消……”
闻言吕氏<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">动作顿了顿，随即自嘲一般低声道：“其实<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就是笃定了<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">没有退路吧？”
周北生自觉今日已经受够了女人们没头没尾意义不明<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话，于是他没有像往日一般温柔地哄劝她，只是皱起眉头，“如今已经入了夏，马上就到农忙，三嫂又要照顾小女儿，家里人手缺，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哪里走得开呢？何况岳母如今对<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不满意，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">何必回去听她抱怨和责怪呢？”
“……那是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">自找<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，”吕氏鼓起勇气抬头与他直视，“娘她对女婿有要求无可厚非，是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">顶撞了她。”
“……啥意思？”周北生面无表情地问道，“如今<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">是嫌弃<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">了？”
这个话题太过伤人，吕氏从来无意把它说出口，但不说出口，不代表没在她心里来回翻涌过，“北生，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">嫁给<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，同<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一起孝顺父母，日后为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">生儿育女，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">做了<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">周家<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">人，一生都将同<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">在一起，但<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也还是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">爹娘<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">女儿，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也还要孝顺他们，如今<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不肯再读书……<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">知道他们要伤心，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">觉得对不住他们。”
“……所以<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">要<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">为了<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">爹娘不伤心，强迫自己再回到书房里？”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不是让<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">强迫自己，也不是说为了谁……”吕氏语无伦次，最后失控般地大喊道：“是，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">希望<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">为了<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，继续读书做官！总不能，总不能只是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">付出，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">完全不为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">考虑……”她想起此前同母亲<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">争执，眼睛里滚下泪来，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也知道<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">是如何成亲走到一处<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">……<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不想走这一条路了，掉头就走，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就不为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">想想？”若他从此做了个小生意人，她如何向她<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">家人、亲友及她此前对婚姻<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">憧憬交代？
“……”周北生暴涨<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">怒气和悲哀混在一起，突然就丧失语言了。房间内只回响着吕氏压抑<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">、断断续续<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哭声。
他轻轻叹一口气，上前给她擦掉眼泪，把她<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">包裹打开，把衣物放回原位，然后说道：“悦彤，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">求<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">别回娘家，让长辈插手咱们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事，只会越来越混乱。”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">明白<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">意思，以<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">身份，当初<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就应该嫁给哪一家公子哥过少奶奶<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">生活<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也是答应过<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">有一天<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">会做到。只是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">可能要食言了……<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">坚持不下去了。书本摊开在<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">面前，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一个字也看不下去，只要想到这种日复一日<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">苦读<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">日子到头来十有□要一场空，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就丧失所有坚持<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">勇气。何况<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也要考虑爹娘年老，咱们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">孩子要出生、长大，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">若一心守着书本，他们和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">要咋办呢？以前<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">可以说，总有一天<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们会等到头会值得<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">……可是现在<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">没有信心也说不出这样<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话了。”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不想<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">走，只是如果<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">留，明明白白在<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">前面就是这一条路：<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">要陪着<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，在这个小村子里做一个农妇了。当然看势头<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">还能挣点钱，哪一天或许能让<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">做上富太太。”
气氛因他最后故作轻松<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话和缓了许多，只是吕氏却笑不出来，“北生，咱再试试，再试试成不成？不单<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，不单<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">爹娘，还有爷爷、公公婆婆他们，都希望<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">继续读书，特别是三哥，他和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不正为这件事置气……”
“不！”也许是被“三哥”这个字眼刺激到了，周北生想起刚刚跟唐荷并不愉快<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一番交谈，他用手拧了拧眉心，冷道：“三哥会想得通<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">。他很快会明白，如果不是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">比他做得好，他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">位置<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也抢不走。”
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“最近三叔和小叔可僵得很。”杨氏一边签着女儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">手不让她走路摔跤，一边冲周东生说道。
“他们是不太对付。”周东生搔搔头，“南生不太满意北生插手铺子里<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事。要<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">说，其实北生进来也挺好，多个人手，挣<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">钱多一点，南生自己也少忙一点。”
“说<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">傻呢。南生和北生都是有主意<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">人，两个人一处做事，那个要当头？两人这不是争得厉害？说起来，其实<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">才是大哥，”杨氏说着怒瞪他一眼，“都怪<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">没出息，这铺子本来该归<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">管！”
“哎呀都一样，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">去收货不一样挣工钱？铺子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">红利不照样有<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一份？要<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">说当头也没怎么好，事多呀！”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">这德性……”杨氏瞪眼还要骂，想了想又叹气，“算了，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">被关了一回，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也想通了，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就这能耐，也做不了大事，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就忍着<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，挣点小钱把日子过下去就算了。”
“啥叫<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">这德性……”周东生咕哝，不过到底媳妇话里有甜蜜，他便咧嘴笑了起来。
杨氏又挑起话头，“三叔和小叔，估计还有<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">闹。”
“能闹啥，爷爷和爹不是都决定好了嘛。”
“真奇怪，做爹娘<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">好似都看不到儿女长大，老想像哄小娃娃一样哄出一团和气。也不想想，一个个都娶了媳妇生了娃，各有各<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">心思打算，哪里还能拧做一股绳……”
周东生不想跟她一起谈论爹娘，便故意取笑道：“以后咱娃娃长大了，他们也不想跟<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">齐心咋办？”
“他们敢？！”杨氏一梗脖子，怒道。
随即她也为自己这份莫名其妙<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">火气笑了起来。
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周南生抱着女儿走在村道上。孩子还小，脊椎还立不起来，他只能一直让她躺在自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">臂弯里。即使这样，也没有影响他指着暮色下<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">景物跟孩子交流，“心爱，这是绿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">树，这是红<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">花，这是牛……唔，这是七奶奶。”
他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">七伯娘张氏挎着菜篮子正迎面走来，见到他怀里<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">娃娃，脚步就立住了，愁苦<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">脸上露出笑容，“给奶奶看看小娃娃，哎哟，越长越俊俏了，可不正像爹和娘嘛。”
天底下<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">父母都喜欢听人夸赞自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">孩子，周南生也不例外，两人又谈了好一会娃娃，才讲到别<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话题，“七伯娘，您这是摘菜回家做饭？这个时辰可不算早了哇。”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们家饭吃得晚，”张氏疲累地笑道，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">春生和秋生哥跟他们媳妇都在外面做工，家里就留<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">七伯两个老<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">和几个娃娃。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">这不是一直忙着嘛，这会才寻了空去地里摘菜。”
周南生奇怪：“您家里不是做蜡烛呢？<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哥和嫂子他们怎么出去做工？”
张氏长长叹气，“哪里还有本钱——先前为了把春生和秋生赎出来，掏空了家底不说，还欠了亲戚不少银子，如今想进一批蜡块回来开工，也凑不到本钱了。”
周南生顿时沉默下来。
张氏还在絮叨：“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们家倒是挨过去了，到底<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们家比不上。唉，这日子难啊，好不容易前头刚红火起来，一下子又败下去了。如今<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们光是还债都难，也不晓得要啥时候才能凑回本钱，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">七伯都寻思着把模子先卖了换几个钱顶过难关先……”
也许是一腔愁苦久不能倾述，张氏对着他一个小辈也絮絮叨叨说了许多。周南生安静地听着，突然心中一动，“七伯娘，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">要是卖模子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">倒是有意……”
张氏奇怪，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们家做了干货生意，还要做蜡烛生意？”
周南生一时不好解释，且也不打算把家中<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">争执告之外人，只笑了笑，随张氏去她家。
路上他回想起自己在牢狱中<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">日子。当时他满心渴望<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就是重获自由，期盼着回家来跟家人好好生活，下决心好好孝顺父母，珍惜妻儿。
可是实际上，生活中总会出现层出不穷<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">矛盾，这些矛盾和利益纠纷，逐渐把亲人<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">感情和个人<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">感恩心消磨掉。
周南生抱着女儿，心平气和地想着自己这些日子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">伤心愤怒。他知道他是为自己在爹娘心里始终是位置最轻<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">那一个感到受伤。可是这没办法，这是老天爷决定<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，兄妹几个，就属他最不得父母缘。从前他总怀疑是自己做得不够好，所以他没怎么敢生爹娘<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">气，这回是首次产生了“就算<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">做得再多做得再好，他们还是最不看重<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">”这样<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">想法，并且为这个事实感觉巨大<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">悲哀和愤怒。
当然凭良心说，爹娘也很辛苦，生下自己养大自己，操心自己娶媳妇养孩子，前头他们兄弟入狱，好苦没把老人逼得一夜白头。
就像小荷劝自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，承认他们也爱自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事实，不要去要求他们往上增多爱<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">分量就行了。
爹娘把自己养大了，自己也是做爹<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">人了，再去提这种要求，再为这种事伤心，也好像没必要了。他平静地心想着。既然北生想干，就让他干吧，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不在他跟前给自己闹心，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">离远点总成吧？
就这么一路想着，他随张氏来到她家。进了院子，看到他七伯同几个孩子坐在厨房前<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">小凳上掰着豇豆。厨房里也许是米饭正熟，往院子里散着饭香。
“七伯。”周南生叫了人。
“是南生来了呀。”他七伯比他爹年纪大，因为日子更苦一些，面容也更愁苦。他应了周南生<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">招呼，又让几个孩子叫人。
张氏放下菜篮，就同他把周南生<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">来意说了。
“那敢情好，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们家里暂时做不起蜡烛了，又怕模子闲置久了要坏，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">如果有意，就好好瞅瞅哪些用得上。”
“哎。”周南生想随他们去看工具，又担心有东西放久了有灰尘会呛到女儿。
张氏看出了他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">担心，招手交来自己大孙女，“燕子，来帮<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">叔抱一抱娃娃。”为了让周南生放心，她笑着解释，“放心，燕子管过她底下<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">弟妹，对小娃娃有经验着呢。”
周南生笑，小心地把女儿放到侄女<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">臂弯里。其他几个小<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">侄子侄女也围了过来看小娃娃。周心爱并不怕生，眼睛骨碌碌地看着头顶上<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">几个陌生脸孔，他们对她笑一笑，她也被逗得咧开嘴。周南生顿时放心下来。
张氏老两口引着周南生到了搁置蜡烛模子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">屋子，给他介绍：“这是煤炉子，上头搁锅子煮蜡油用<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，这是模子，有好几种型号……这些东西当初做<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">时候倒没有很费钱，却是费了很多工时，”七伯有些感慨又有些不舍得，“唉，当初<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们家靠卖蜡烛也挣了一些钱，这门生意不错，可如今实在是凑不到本钱了。”
周南生略一沉吟，便答应了要买下来，“您二老说一个数吧。”
七伯和张氏对望一眼，张氏咬牙道：“二十两，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">看成不成？虽然东西用过了，却不怎么旧，当初<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们也是光材料花了快三十两<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，费<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">人工都没算进去……”
周南生听出了她话里隐约<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">窘迫，遂温和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">答应道：“行。钱明儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就给您拿过来。”
张氏老两口明显松了一口气，“南生，七伯和伯娘都谢<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">了，有了这钱，家里就能缓口气……”
“不说这个，到底还是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">占了便宜，”周南生笑道，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">还得回家里整出做蜡烛<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">场地，过几天<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">再来把东西搬走，行不？”
“行！<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">啥时候搬都成！”
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唐荷在家里见暮色渐浓，周南生把孩子抱得不见踪影，她却涨奶了，急着要奶孩子，因此打算出门去找那爷俩。
周老爷子正在院子里缓慢地绕着圈子消食。见她打了招呼要走，就把她叫住了，“小荷，”老人家停顿了一下，在想着措辞，“南生可能一时走进了死胡同，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">劝一劝他。”
“……其实不用<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">劝，以南生<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">性格，他迟早自己想得通，迟早会接受。但是就算他想通了，伤心也是真<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">。一这人要是伤心多了，转伤为怒了，事情也就糟了，””唐荷淡淡地说道，“到时候他跟北生，跟大哥，可保不齐做不到您希望<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">兄弟友爱了。”
“……”老爷子苦笑，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们做老<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">做啥都是为了小<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">过得好……”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">晓得，可是……”唐荷摇摇头，“爷爷，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">打算劝南生搬回老宅子里。”
“……”老爷子叹气，拄着拐杖又开始慢慢走，“随<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们吧。”
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周南生后来知道了这一番谈话，只沉默了一会，第二日就随着唐荷一点点把他们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">行李搬回老宅。
徐氏自然又惊又怒，拉着周老爹拦了好几回。她还去找老爷子，不想老爷子坐在摇椅里，久久一言不发，最后道：“随他们去吧。”
“爹，南生这是要闹分家啊，”徐氏叫道，“咱们三个老<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">还活得好好<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，这家可不能分。”
“没办法<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事，”老人疲惫<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">叹气，“各有各<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">心思，咱们作好作歹都得不了他们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">意，还不如随他们去，咱们也省心。”
“可是……”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也没多少日子了，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">想清净清净。”老爷子自从幺孙明言有放弃科举<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">打算，就一日比一日颓丧下去，好似没有可寄托，也便没有了热情。
徐氏请不动他，只好又自己去拦儿子，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">心里还有没有<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">这个娘？要是有，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">听<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话，不准搬！”
周南生这时恢复了耐心，好言同爹娘保证了许多回一定每天回来看他们，“何况心爱还小，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">还想<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">帮着照看呢。”
徐氏听不进去，抹着眼泪嚷嚷：“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">爹都没死呢！这个家也还没分呢！<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">要搬出去，一家人不住一块像什么样子！果然老话说<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">好，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">这是娶了媳妇忘了娘……”
“娘！”周南生皱眉打断她，“您别扯上小荷，这事是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">决定<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">。实话跟您说了吧，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一定要搬，不然<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">看着您和爹光偏心小弟<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">受不了。”
徐氏瞠目结舌，“这，这这<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">说<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">是啥话……”她强自辩解，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们个个是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">肚里掉下<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">肉，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哪里有偏哪一个……”
周南生疲惫，“咱们不要把话说得太明白行么，从小到大多少事……算了，让您保证以后不偏心，估计您也做不到。”
徐氏着急，转头让周老爹求救，“孩他爹，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">说句话啊！”
“南生……”
“爹，您也甭劝。或者您就说吧，让北生别在铺子干了，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就不走，行不行？”
老夫妻俩顿时面面相觑，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们是亲兄弟啊……”
周南生感觉深深地无奈，“是，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">是哥，他是弟，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就该让着他，怕他不干买卖了又想不通，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也不跟他争了，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">走，还不成么？”见爹娘还想说话，他挥挥手打断他们，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">向<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们保证，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一准不跟他置气，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">心里也不怨，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">有了打算，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">干别<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">营生去。”
虽然之前他和唐荷<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">钱都给了家里，可这几个月来铺子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">生意好，他们已经陆陆续续拿回来了五六十两，他拿来做做蜡烛<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">本钱，还是绰绰有余<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">。
周老爹和徐氏见始终劝不得，只好作罢。两人去找了周老爷子商量，周南生此举等同于自行分家，他们毕竟是给分还是不给分，又是如何分，毕竟得拿出个章程来。
可是没等周南生夫妇把东西搬完，也没等章程商量好，周老爷子就突然过身了。
作者有话要说：一不小心就超过了午夜，本来想拿全勤来着……
这是要分家了。老爷子答应过唐荷他过世之前解决分家的事，大家还记得么
晚安
非常感谢：清凉一下的地雷！！！
唐荷与周南生初为人母初为人父，看着小女儿可爱，恨不得把她揉进心肝里,他们一致商定，给小人儿取小名叫做心爱。
徐氏被他们俩酸得牙倒。当初她见唐荷产下女娃儿，虽然不至于嫌弃，也凑趣说了“先女后男,凑一个好字”，但实际上,她心底不是不失望。更何况三儿近段时间来同幺儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不对付她看在眼里，她想不通为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">啥，几次问周南生“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一个做哥哥<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">同弟弟计较啥，两兄弟一起给自家铺子做活不是顶好么”，却见三儿神情奇异地望着自己，最后干脆一言不发，如今对铺子里更有一点撒手不理、只管哄逗女儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">意思，徐氏因为莫名<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">心虚和着急，劝了儿子不得，干脆迁怒到不晓人情<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">小孙女上了。“贱名好养活，这么小一团肉随便取个名，笨丫啥<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，偏偏叫个心爱！这个张扬劲儿一看就是娃她娘不晓事……”
周南生顿了顿，淡淡地道：“娃<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">小名是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">取<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">看着她心爱”
徐氏顿时讪讪地道：“那<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也不该……”
“娘，您可以决定怎么对待子女，同样<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">怎么对<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">闺女也由<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">自个做决定。”
此话一出，不但徐氏愣住，唐荷也吃惊地看着自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">丈夫。
徐氏回过味来，当即气得涨红了脸，“听听这是做儿子该跟娘说<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话吗？！”
周南生沉默，既不争辩也不赔罪，唐荷担心地轻碰他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">手肘，他干脆抱起被冷凝气氛惊得泫然欲泣<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">女儿走远，“心爱，爹爹带<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">出去玩。”
徐氏又气又怒，指着周南生背影<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">手指抖个不停，唐荷为怕丈夫他日为此刻后悔，只好收拾善后，“娘，南生只是心情不太好……”
“……”徐氏有心想冲她把火气发出来，又怕与儿子关系搞得更僵，踌躇之下一腔怒火慢慢转为颓唐，“儿女都是前世<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">讨债鬼，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">累了一辈子，临老了还要操心……前儿有难<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">时候，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们爹看着他们三兄弟有情有义相互扶持，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们还想着就是立时闭眼了也安心了，如今倒好，太平日子过上了，儿子倒为了鸡毛蒜皮<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">小事闹上了。”
唐荷看她絮絮叨叨抱怨不停，心思却在跑远。大概做爹娘<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">总难免对几个孩子中<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哪个有所偏爱，如果是在孩子年幼时候，这偏爱不过表现在给谁多吃一粒糖果，给谁多裁一件新衣裳，旁<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">被慢待<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">孩子因为被教育“爱护幼小”，于是无可奈何地学会退让和吃亏。可当他们长大，世界越来越宽广，各自对事物生出坚定<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">欲望，就再难以被父母约束着彼此妥协。因为就算是以亲情为名，也不能让人心甘情愿地放弃自己去成全旁人。
但对徐氏和周老爹而言，承认是自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">错，系因为太过宠爱幺儿而压迫了三儿子从而导致他终于爆发了不满，还是一件艰难<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事吧。
这一日晚饭时候，周南生<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">顶撞已经传到全家人耳里，因此众人神色便有些怪异，频频探看周南生<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">脸色，他却恍若未觉，埋头吃了几口饭，便推开碗筷离席，陪女儿玩去了。
饭后周北生就找了唐荷说话，“三嫂，三哥似乎情绪不太好，这几日<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">便是要与他谈经营买卖<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事情，他也不愿正经同<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">搭话。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不晓得他为何如此介意，都是自家<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">生意，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们兄弟齐心协力一同经营得越发红火岂不是更好……”
“还不够吗？”
被打断<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">周南生疑惑地问道：“啥？”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哥已经为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">妥协了，这样还不够吗？难道还非要他欢欢喜喜地表现出一副是心甘情愿牺牲<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">样子？”
周北生吃惊，“牺牲？三哥是如此想<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">？”
唐荷无奈地笑，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也不用一再强调<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不懂<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">三哥介意<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">是什么，反正<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">是知道他希望<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不要插手铺子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">。这样吧，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">这样兄弟情深，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">做嫂子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">求<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">为他牺牲，求<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">退出，成不成？”
其实唐荷心知肚明，以周家所处<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">阶层及其所拥有<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">社会关系，周家<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">兄弟们在出路上不会有太多<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">选择，周北生不读书，不教书，他当然只能回归自己家<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">生意，不然他去务农或给人打工吗？
所以她对周北生<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">回答根本没有期待。
果然周北生停顿了一会，道：“三嫂，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一定要这么咄咄逼人吗？”
“撇开诸多自<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">辩解<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不得不<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">理由，事实上就是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">没有为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哥做过一件他希望<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事情，相反一直是他在为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">牺牲。”唐荷摇摇头无奈地笑，她已经不想多谈下去，于是转身走了。
周北生站在原地，许久之后才走开。等他回了房，看到吕氏在收拾东西。她知道他进来，却头也不抬，招呼也不打一个。
周北生察觉出气氛<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不对劲，“咋<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">了？”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">回娘家一趟，”她仍然没有抬头与他对视，只是抖开自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一件衣服，折好了收进包裹里。“也许会住上一小段时间？”
“何事？”他不解地问道，“岳母难道不是怒气未消……”
闻言吕氏<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">动作顿了顿，随即自嘲一般低声道：“其实<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就是笃定了<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">没有退路吧？”
周北生自觉今日已经受够了女人们没头没尾意义不明<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话，于是他没有像往日一般温柔地哄劝她，只是皱起眉头，“如今已经入了夏，马上就到农忙，三嫂又要照顾小女儿，家里人手缺，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哪里走得开呢？何况岳母如今对<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不满意，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">何必回去听她抱怨和责怪呢？”
“……那是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">自找<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，”吕氏鼓起勇气抬头与他直视，“娘她对女婿有要求无可厚非，是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">顶撞了她。”
“……啥意思？”周北生面无表情地问道，“如今<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">是嫌弃<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">了？”
这个话题太过伤人，吕氏从来无意把它说出口，但不说出口，不代表没在她心里来回翻涌过，“北生，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">嫁给<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，同<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一起孝顺父母，日后为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">生儿育女，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">做了<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">周家<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">人，一生都将同<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">在一起，但<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也还是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">爹娘<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">女儿，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也还要孝顺他们，如今<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不肯再读书……<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">知道他们要伤心，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">觉得对不住他们。”
“……所以<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">要<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">为了<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">爹娘不伤心，强迫自己再回到书房里？”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不是让<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">强迫自己，也不是说为了谁……”吕氏语无伦次，最后失控般地大喊道：“是，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">希望<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">为了<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，继续读书做官！总不能，总不能只是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">付出，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">完全不为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">考虑……”她想起此前同母亲<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">争执，眼睛里滚下泪来，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也知道<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">是如何成亲走到一处<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">……<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不想走这一条路了，掉头就走，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就不为<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">想想？”若他从此做了个小生意人，她如何向她<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">家人、亲友及她此前对婚姻<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">憧憬交代？
“……”周北生暴涨<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">怒气和悲哀混在一起，突然就丧失语言了。房间内只回响着吕氏压抑<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">、断断续续<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哭声。
他轻轻叹一口气，上前给她擦掉眼泪，把她<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">包裹打开，把衣物放回原位，然后说道：“悦彤，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">求<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">别回娘家，让长辈插手咱们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事，只会越来越混乱。”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">明白<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">意思，以<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e"><img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">身份，当初<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就应该嫁给哪一家公子哥过少奶奶<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">生活<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也是答应过<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">有一天<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">会做到。只是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">可能要食言了……<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">坚持不下去了。书本摊开在<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">面前，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一个字也看不下去，只要想到这种日复一日<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">苦读<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">日子到头来十有□要一场空，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就丧失所有坚持<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">勇气。何况<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也要考虑爹娘年老，咱们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">孩子要出生、长大，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">若一心守着书本，他们和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">要咋办呢？以前<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">可以说，总有一天<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们会等到头会值得<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">……可是现在<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">没有信心也说不出这样<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话了。”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不想<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">走，只是如果<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">留，明明白白在<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">前面就是这一条路：<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">要陪着<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，在这个小村子里做一个农妇了。当然看势头<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">还能挣点钱，哪一天或许能让<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">做上富太太。”
气氛因他最后故作轻松<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话和缓了许多，只是吕氏却笑不出来，“北生，咱再试试，再试试成不成？不单<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，不单<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">爹娘，还有爷爷、公公婆婆他们，都希望<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">继续读书，特别是三哥，他和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不正为这件事置气……”
“不！”也许是被“三哥”这个字眼刺激到了，周北生想起刚刚跟唐荷并不愉快<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一番交谈，他用手拧了拧眉心，冷道：“三哥会想得通<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">。他很快会明白，如果不是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">比他做得好，他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">位置<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也抢不走。”
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“最近三叔和小叔可僵得很。”杨氏一边签着女儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">手不让她走路摔跤，一边冲周东生说道。
“他们是不太对付。”周东生搔搔头，“南生不太满意北生插手铺子里<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事。要<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">说，其实北生进来也挺好，多个人手，挣<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">钱多一点，南生自己也少忙一点。”
“说<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">傻呢。南生和北生都是有主意<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">人，两个人一处做事，那个要当头？两人这不是争得厉害？说起来，其实<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">才是大哥，”杨氏说着怒瞪他一眼，“都怪<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">没出息，这铺子本来该归<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">管！”
“哎呀都一样，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">去收货不一样挣工钱？铺子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">红利不照样有<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一份？要<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">说当头也没怎么好，事多呀！”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">这德性……”杨氏瞪眼还要骂，想了想又叹气，“算了，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">被关了一回，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也想通了，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就这能耐，也做不了大事，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就忍着<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，挣点小钱把日子过下去就算了。”
“啥叫<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">这德性……”周东生咕哝，不过到底媳妇话里有甜蜜，他便咧嘴笑了起来。
杨氏又挑起话头，“三叔和小叔，估计还有<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">闹。”
“能闹啥，爷爷和爹不是都决定好了嘛。”
“真奇怪，做爹娘<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">好似都看不到儿女长大，老想像哄小娃娃一样哄出一团和气。也不想想，一个个都娶了媳妇生了娃，各有各<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">心思打算，哪里还能拧做一股绳……”
周东生不想跟她一起谈论爹娘，便故意取笑道：“以后咱娃娃长大了，他们也不想跟<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">齐心咋办？”
“他们敢？！”杨氏一梗脖子，怒道。
随即她也为自己这份莫名其妙<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">火气笑了起来。
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周南生抱着女儿走在村道上。孩子还小，脊椎还立不起来，他只能一直让她躺在自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">臂弯里。即使这样，也没有影响他指着暮色下<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">景物跟孩子交流，“心爱，这是绿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">树，这是红<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">花，这是牛……唔，这是七奶奶。”
他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">七伯娘张氏挎着菜篮子正迎面走来，见到他怀里<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">娃娃，脚步就立住了，愁苦<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">脸上露出笑容，“给奶奶看看小娃娃，哎哟，越长越俊俏了，可不正像爹和娘嘛。”
天底下<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">父母都喜欢听人夸赞自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">孩子，周南生也不例外，两人又谈了好一会娃娃，才讲到别<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话题，“七伯娘，您这是摘菜回家做饭？这个时辰可不算早了哇。”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们家饭吃得晚，”张氏疲累地笑道，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">春生和秋生哥跟他们媳妇都在外面做工，家里就留<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">七伯两个老<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">和几个娃娃。<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">这不是一直忙着嘛，这会才寻了空去地里摘菜。”
周南生奇怪：“您家里不是做蜡烛呢？<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哥和嫂子他们怎么出去做工？”
张氏长长叹气，“哪里还有本钱——先前为了把春生和秋生赎出来，掏空了家底不说，还欠了亲戚不少银子，如今想进一批蜡块回来开工，也凑不到本钱了。”
周南生顿时沉默下来。
张氏还在絮叨：“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们家倒是挨过去了，到底<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们家比不上。唉，这日子难啊，好不容易前头刚红火起来，一下子又败下去了。如今<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们光是还债都难，也不晓得要啥时候才能凑回本钱，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">七伯都寻思着把模子先卖了换几个钱顶过难关先……”
也许是一腔愁苦久不能倾述，张氏对着他一个小辈也絮絮叨叨说了许多。周南生安静地听着，突然心中一动，“七伯娘，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">要是卖模子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">倒是有意……”
张氏奇怪，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们家做了干货生意，还要做蜡烛生意？”
周南生一时不好解释，且也不打算把家中<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">争执告之外人，只笑了笑，随张氏去她家。
路上他回想起自己在牢狱中<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">日子。当时他满心渴望<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就是重获自由，期盼着回家来跟家人好好生活，下决心好好孝顺父母，珍惜妻儿。
可是实际上，生活中总会出现层出不穷<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">矛盾，这些矛盾和利益纠纷，逐渐把亲人<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">感情和个人<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">感恩心消磨掉。
周南生抱着女儿，心平气和地想着自己这些日子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">伤心愤怒。他知道他是为自己在爹娘心里始终是位置最轻<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">那一个感到受伤。可是这没办法，这是老天爷决定<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，兄妹几个，就属他最不得父母缘。从前他总怀疑是自己做得不够好，所以他没怎么敢生爹娘<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">气，这回是首次产生了“就算<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">做得再多做得再好，他们还是最不看重<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">”这样<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">想法，并且为这个事实感觉巨大<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">悲哀和愤怒。
当然凭良心说，爹娘也很辛苦，生下自己养大自己，操心自己娶媳妇养孩子，前头他们兄弟入狱，好苦没把老人逼得一夜白头。
就像小荷劝自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，承认他们也爱自己<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事实，不要去要求他们往上增多爱<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">分量就行了。
爹娘把自己养大了，自己也是做爹<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">人了，再去提这种要求，再为这种事伤心，也好像没必要了。他平静地心想着。既然北生想干，就让他干吧，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">不在他跟前给自己闹心，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">离远点总成吧？
就这么一路想着，他随张氏来到她家。进了院子，看到他七伯同几个孩子坐在厨房前<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">小凳上掰着豇豆。厨房里也许是米饭正熟，往院子里散着饭香。
“七伯。”周南生叫了人。
“是南生来了呀。”他七伯比他爹年纪大，因为日子更苦一些，面容也更愁苦。他应了周南生<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">招呼，又让几个孩子叫人。
张氏放下菜篮，就同他把周南生<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">来意说了。
“那敢情好，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们家里暂时做不起蜡烛了，又怕模子闲置久了要坏，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">如果有意，就好好瞅瞅哪些用得上。”
“哎。”周南生想随他们去看工具，又担心有东西放久了有灰尘会呛到女儿。
张氏看出了他<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">担心，招手交来自己大孙女，“燕子，来帮<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">叔抱一抱娃娃。”为了让周南生放心，她笑着解释，“放心，燕子管过她底下<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">弟妹，对小娃娃有经验着呢。”
周南生笑，小心地把女儿放到侄女<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">臂弯里。其他几个小<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">侄子侄女也围了过来看小娃娃。周心爱并不怕生，眼睛骨碌碌地看着头顶上<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">几个陌生脸孔，他们对她笑一笑，她也被逗得咧开嘴。周南生顿时放心下来。
张氏老两口引着周南生到了搁置蜡烛模子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">屋子，给他介绍：“这是煤炉子，上头搁锅子煮蜡油用<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，这是模子，有好几种型号……这些东西当初做<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">时候倒没有很费钱，却是费了很多工时，”七伯有些感慨又有些不舍得，“唉，当初<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们家靠卖蜡烛也挣了一些钱，这门生意不错，可如今实在是凑不到本钱了。”
周南生略一沉吟，便答应了要买下来，“您二老说一个数吧。”
七伯和张氏对望一眼，张氏咬牙道：“二十两，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">看成不成？虽然东西用过了，却不怎么旧，当初<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们也是光材料花了快三十两<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，费<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">人工都没算进去……”
周南生听出了她话里隐约<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">窘迫，遂温和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">答应道：“行。钱明儿<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就给您拿过来。”
张氏老两口明显松了一口气，“南生，七伯和伯娘都谢<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">了，有了这钱，家里就能缓口气……”
“不说这个，到底还是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">占了便宜，”周南生笑道，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">还得回家里整出做蜡烛<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">场地，过几天<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">再来把东西搬走，行不？”
“行！<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">啥时候搬都成！”
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唐荷在家里见暮色渐浓，周南生把孩子抱得不见踪影，她却涨奶了，急着要奶孩子，因此打算出门去找那爷俩。
周老爷子正在院子里缓慢地绕着圈子消食。见她打了招呼要走，就把她叫住了，“小荷，”老人家停顿了一下，在想着措辞，“南生可能一时走进了死胡同，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">劝一劝他。”
“……其实不用<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">劝，以南生<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">性格，他迟早自己想得通，迟早会接受。但是就算他想通了，伤心也是真<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">。一这人要是伤心多了，转伤为怒了，事情也就糟了，””唐荷淡淡地说道，“到时候他跟北生，跟大哥，可保不齐做不到您希望<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">兄弟友爱了。”
“……”老爷子苦笑，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们做老<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">做啥都是为了小<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">过得好……”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">晓得，可是……”唐荷摇摇头，“爷爷，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">打算劝南生搬回老宅子里。”
“……”老爷子叹气，拄着拐杖又开始慢慢走，“随<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们吧。”
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周南生后来知道了这一番谈话，只沉默了一会，第二日就随着唐荷一点点把他们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">行李搬回老宅。
徐氏自然又惊又怒，拉着周老爹拦了好几回。她还去找老爷子，不想老爷子坐在摇椅里，久久一言不发，最后道：“随他们去吧。”
“爹，南生这是要闹分家啊，”徐氏叫道，“咱们三个老<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">还活得好好<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">，这家可不能分。”
“没办法<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">事，”老人疲惫<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">叹气，“各有各<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">心思，咱们作好作歹都得不了他们<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">意，还不如随他们去，咱们也省心。”
“可是……”
“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也没多少日子了，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">想清净清净。”老爷子自从幺孙明言有放弃科举<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">打算，就一日比一日颓丧下去，好似没有可寄托，也便没有了热情。
徐氏请不动他，只好又自己去拦儿子，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">心里还有没有<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">这个娘？要是有，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">听<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">话，不准搬！”
周南生这时恢复了耐心，好言同爹娘保证了许多回一定每天回来看他们，“何况心爱还小，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">还想<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">帮着照看呢。”
徐氏听不进去，抹着眼泪嚷嚷：“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">和<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">爹都没死呢！这个家也还没分呢！<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">要搬出去，一家人不住一块像什么样子！果然老话说<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">好，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">这是娶了媳妇忘了娘……”
“娘！”周南生皱眉打断她，“您别扯上小荷，这事是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">决定<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">。实话跟您说了吧，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一定要搬，不然<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">看着您和爹光偏心小弟<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">受不了。”
徐氏瞠目结舌，“这，这这<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">说<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">是啥话……”她强自辩解，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们个个是<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">肚里掉下<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">肉，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">哪里有偏哪一个……”
周南生疲惫，“咱们不要把话说得太明白行么，从小到大多少事……算了，让您保证以后不偏心，估计您也做不到。”
徐氏着急，转头让周老爹求救，“孩他爹，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">说句话啊！”
“南生……”
“爹，您也甭劝。或者您就说吧，让北生别在铺子干了，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就不走，行不行？”
老夫妻俩顿时面面相觑，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们是亲兄弟啊……”
周南生感觉深深地无奈，“是，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">是哥，他是弟，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">就该让着他，怕他不干买卖了又想不通，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">也不跟他争了，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">走，还不成么？”见爹娘还想说话，他挥挥手打断他们，“<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">向<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5L2gm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">们保证，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">一准不跟他置气，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">心里也不怨，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">有了打算，<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?5oiRm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">干别<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">营生去。”
虽然之前他和唐荷<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">钱都给了家里，可这几个月来铺子<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">生意好，他们已经陆陆续续拿回来了五六十两，他拿来做做蜡烛<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">本钱，还是绰绰有余<img align="bottom" style="margin-bottom:-2px;vertical-align:top;" src="/book2/showimg?55qEm.jjwxc.com14f0dcac3e">。
周老爹和徐氏见始终劝不得，只好作罢。两人去找了周老爷子商量，周南生此举等同于自行分家，他们毕竟是给分还是不给分，又是如何分，毕竟得拿出个章程来。
可是没等周南生夫妇把东西搬完，也没等章程商量好，周老爷子就突然过身了。
作者有话要说：一不小心就超过了午夜，本来想拿全勤来着……
这是要分家了。老爷子答应过唐荷他过世之前解决分家的事，大家还记得么
晚安
非常感谢：清凉一下的地雷！！！